The rehearsal programme officially began with the flag-raising ceremony, accompanied by a 21-gun salute conducted by the ceremonial artillery team at Bach Dang Wharf, District 1.

A Chinese military transport aircraft landed in Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on April 25, carrying more than 100 personnel from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ahead of a multinational parade rehearsal celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - 2025).