A state-level preliminary review for parade and march for the 80th Anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2) – codenamed Task A80 – was carried out at Ba Dinh Square in the capital city of Hanoi on August 27 night.
Several downtown streets in Hanoi are being upgraded — with concrete medians removed and pavements refurbished — in preparation for celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.
As many as 16,000 officers and soldiers on August 5 gathered at Mieu Mon National Training Centre in Hanoi for the second rehearsal for the military parade and march in preparation for the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
