VOV.VN - Downtown Ho Chi Minh City has been overwhelmed with crowds as tens of thousands of residents and tourists flocked to key streets to secure spots for a military parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30).

VOV.VN - A state-level rehearsal for a special military parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification took place on Le Duan Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City on April 27 morning.

VOV.VN - From around 2A.M. on April 27, large crowds of Ho Chi Minh City residents flocked to the downtown area, hoping to catch a glimpse of officers and soldiers engaging in a military parade rehearsal in the lead-up to the grand ceremony on April 30 to mark 50 years of national reunification.

VOV.VN - Despite heavy rain on April 25 evening, thousands of residents and tourists in Ho Chi Minh City patiently stood in the rain to witness a rehearsal of the military-civil parade in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 – 2025).

VOV.VN - China’s large military transport aircraft Xi’an Y-20 Kunpeng landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on April 25, carrying more than 100 officers and soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China, for Vietnam’s national military parade on April 30.

VOV.VN - More than 200 officers and soldiers from the Lao People’s Army and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are actively training in Binh Duong in preparation for the upcoming military parade marking the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification of Vietnam, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30.

VOV.VN - On April 18 evening, the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Public Security, and Ho Chi Minh City coordinated a full rehearsal for the military parade and procession, involving the armed forces and people, in preparation for the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification (1975-2025).

VOV.VN - Thousands of personnel from the military and police forces gathered at Bien Hoa Airbase in southern Dong Nai province on April 11 to conduct a joint rehearsal in preparation for a military parade and procession to commemorate 50 years of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30).

The Ministry of National Defence is set to soon send official invitations to leaders of its Chinese, Lao and Cambodian counterparts to attend a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the national reunification day and to send their military personnel to join commemorative military and civilian parade.

VOV.VN - The Minister of National Defense, Gen. Pham Van Giang, on March 25 presided over an inspection of the joint training for a military parade and procession in preparation for the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.