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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked local departments under its wings to advise cities and provinces nationwide to cancel festivals and fireworks displays celebrating Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year which will come by the end of this month, as concerns rise over COVID-19 spike.

Hanoi will set off fireworks at both high-altitude and low-altitude from only one location - the Thong Nhat Park in Hai Ba Trung district - on the upcoming Lunar New Year’s Eve, according to a plan recently issued by the municipal People’s Committee.

Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, Hanoi will not hold any outdoor activities for New Year’s eve, including countdown events and firework displays, according to the municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on April 26 cancelled the fireworks display celebrating the April 30 - May 1 holiday, to prevent any spread of COVID-19 given the complex of the pandemic in neighbouring countries and the world.

The capital city of Hanoi will cancel fireworks display in all of its 30 districts as planned in the Lunar New Year's Eve, which falls on February 11, in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the community.

Fireworks lit up the sky in the capital city of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on the night of December 31 to welcome in the new year of 2021.

Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Committee Le Trung Chinh has signed a decision giving the greenlight to the organisation of fireworks display at three local venues on the upcoming 2021 Lunar New Year Eve.

HCM City will hold a 15-minute fireworks display to welcome in the new year of 2021, starting at midnight on new year’s eve.

The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival this year (DIFF 2020) has been cancelled by the municipal People’s Committee out of fears over the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (COVID-19) ravaging the region.

People across Vietnam flocked streets to watch stunning fireworks and ring in the New Year at midnight on January 25.

Ho Chi Minh City will hold 15-minute fireworks displays at seven venues to welcome the Year of the Rat on Lunar New Year’s Eve (January 24).

Authorities in Hanoi will be running communication campaigns and a series of cultural events to celebrate historical and political events this year.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee will organise 15-minute firework displays to welcome the upcoming New Year 2020.

Hanoi will hold 15-minute firework shows across the capital city to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in January.

The team from Finland won the trophy of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2019 at the final round in the central city on July 6’s night.

Brazil and Belgium have lit up the night with fireworks at the 2019 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on Han river at the weekend.

Vietnam and Russia performed during the curtain-raiser of the 2019 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on the Han River on June 1.

Vietnamese diva My Tam and singer Trong Tan will perform songs espousing the beauty of the Han River in Da Nang and the Volga of Russia in the opening performance of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on June 1.

A folk cultural and art programme took place on April 12 in Phu Tho. The event ended with a fireworks display to celebrate the Hung Kings Temple Festival, the main day of which falls on Apr. 14.

Teams from Russia, Brazil, Belgium, Finland, England, China, Italy and Vietnam will perform at the 2019 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on the Han River from June 1 to July 7.