Last year’s international fireworks competition in Da Nang featured displays by competitors from Canada, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Vietnam

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Teams from Australia, Spain, China, the Philippines and Vietnam will compete in the second Danang International Fireworks Competition on March 27 and 28 in the central seaside city of Danang.

Each team will prepare a 20-minute fireworks display, to be accompanied by music.

This year’s event, Am Vang Song Han (Echoes on Han River), is being held by the Danang City People’s Committee.

More than VND16.1 billion (US$924,782) has been allocated to the competition by local businesses.

A grandstand capable of seating 6,000 spectators is being built in front of the main stage on the banks of the Han River.

The annual fireworks competition will be accompanied by a series of cultural activities including tuong (classical drama) performances, a food festival and floating displays of flowers and colored lanterns on the Han River.

The fireworks competition will be broadcast live on local channels, including VTV1, VTV4 and DVTV.

The first annual firework competition last year attracted 30,000 visitors to the city. It was named by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as one of the top 10 cultural, sports and tourism events of 2008.