Laos, Cambodia join Vietnam’s reunification parade rehearsal in HCM City

  • Helicopters and fighter jets conduct practice flights over the city. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
    Helicopters and fighter jets conduct practice flights over the city. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
  • People in Ho Chi Minh City gather on Le Duan street to view the rehearsal. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
    People in Ho Chi Minh City gather on Le Duan street to view the rehearsal. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
  • People in Ho Chi Minh City gather on Le Duan street to view the rehearsal. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
    People in Ho Chi Minh City gather on Le Duan street to view the rehearsal. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
  • The rehearsal includes a 30-minute artistic performance with over 1,000 participants. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
    The rehearsal includes a 30-minute artistic performance with over 1,000 participants. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
  • The rehearsal includes a canon salute at the Bach Dang Wharf. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
    The rehearsal includes a canon salute at the Bach Dang Wharf. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
  • The rehearsal includes a 30-minute artistic performance with over 1,000 participants. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
    The rehearsal includes a 30-minute artistic performance with over 1,000 participants. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
  • Soldiers from the Royal Cambodian Army take part in the rehearsal. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
    Soldiers from the Royal Cambodian Army take part in the rehearsal. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
  • Soldiers from the Lao People's Armed Forces take part in the rehearsal. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
    Soldiers from the Lao People's Armed Forces take part in the rehearsal. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ
Armed forces from Laos and Cambodia engaged in the final joint rehearsal in Ho Chi Minh City on April 22 night in preparation for Vietnam’s upcoming grand parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025). The rehearsal featured 38 formations from Vietnam's armed forces, contingents from the Lao People's Armed Forces and the Royal Cambodian Army, and 12 formations representing various mass organisations. For the first time, the rehearsal included a 30-minute artistic performance with over 1,000 participants. In the morning of the same day, helicopters and fighter jets conducted practice flights over the city. The official military parade and procession of civil forces is scheduled for 6:30 am on April 30, with the participation of some 13,000 people. VNA Photo: Thanh Vũ

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