Fireworks light up as Vietnam welcomes the Lunar New Year

Fireworks lit up skies across Vietnam at midnight as the country ushered in the Lunar New Year, with millions celebrating in scenes of colour and jubilation.

Fireworks illuminate the sky over Ho Chi Minh City on Lunar New Year’s Eve (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).

Ho Chi Minh City staged fireworks at 17 sites, combining high- and low-altitude displays to create a layered, synchronised light show over the city centre.

Saigon Maria IFC in Saigon Ward became the focal point of this year’s celebrations, with 4,000 fireworks launched from the rooftop and pyrotechnics encircling its upper floors (Photo: Hoang Huong-Khoa Nguyen).

Tens of thousands crowd Bach Dang Wharf along the Saigon River to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks display (Photo: Trinh Nguyen).

Thousands watch a dazzling fireworks display at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi (Photo: Manh Quan).

Hoan Kiem Lake fireworks seen from The Huc Bridge (Photo: Hai Long)

Hanoi organised 33 high- and low-altitude fireworks displays to serve Lunar New Year celebrations in the capital (Photo: Hai Long).

Fireworks at Duyen Tho Parish in Ninh Binh Province (Video: Nguyen Hai).

A 15-minute fireworks show in Rach Gia Ward, An Giang Province (Photo: Phuong Vu)

In Hue City