Hanoi (VNA) – Significant sites in major cities of Vietnam will be lit up
simultaneously on the night of August 8 to mark the 50th anniversary of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The cities are
Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Can Tho and Ho Chi Minh City.
The activities are
part of the ASEAN Landmark Lighting event, an initiative of the Philippines –
ASEAN Chair 2017 – aiming to help raise public awareness of ASEAN.
Member countries
will have major sites lit up red, blue and yellow or with the icon of the bloc.
In Hanoi, the
lighting decorations will be in front of the Cach Mang Thang Tam (August
Revolution) Square in front of the Opera House.
The northern city
of Hai Phong will install 13 ASEAN logos with lights around the flag pole at the
Opera House.
Meanwhile, in Da
Nang city, the Bach Dang-Nguyen Van Linh intersection next to Rong Bridge and
Pham Van Dong-Vo Nguyen Giap roads along My Khe beach will be lit up. Short
films and documentaries about ASEAN will be played on LED screens at the gate
of the Asia Park in the city.
The landmarks to
be lit in HCM City include the Thong Nhat Hall, the Opera House, the HCM
Museum, the post office and the headquarters of the municipal People’s Committee.
In Can Tho, Ninh
Kieu pedestrian bridge and Hai Ba Trung street in Tan An ward, Ninh Kieu
district will be decorated on the night.
Founded in 1967,
the 10-member ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.-VNA