Live link-up TV program welcoming New Year to be held in Hanoi, Hoi An
A live link-up TV program welcoming New Year will be held in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake and Hoi An ancient city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam on New Year's Eve.
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The countdown will be broadcast live on VTV1 channel from 10 p.m. to midnight.
The program themed “The dance of light- The color of fire” will present to viewers reports that were carried out in Burundi, Myanmar and the US; and honor organisations and individuals who get excellent achievements this year.
Among the to be honored are the Vietnam's national men's football team, Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H'Hen Nie- the first Vietnamese beauty entering top 5 of Miss Universe 2018; 2th graders Nguyen Phuong Thao from Natural Science High School for Gifted Students under Hanoi National University gaining the highest score at the 2018 International Biology Olympiad (IBO); PhD Luong Minh Thang in the Department of Computer Science at Stanford University listed on Forbes 30 under 30 2018.
The program will aslo include a concert featuring People’s Artist Quang Tho, singers Tung Duong, Khanh Linh, Noo Phuoc Thinh, Trong Hieu, DaLAB, the PB Nation, Van Mai Huong, Ngu Cung, the Yellow Star Big Band; and the presence of members of the national men's football team at Ly Thai To Park in Hanoi.
Meanwhile 3,000 lanterns, 50 colorful balloons and a fireworks display are expected to light up the sky of Hoi An ancient city. The event will take place at Hoi An Impression Theme Park on Hen islet in the Hoai river.
