International teams set for Da Nang Fireworks festival
Two teams, Tamaya Katahara Fireworks from Japan and Sugyp from Switzerland, will launch their fireworks in the Han River during the second night of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on May 21.
A firework performance during the opening ceremony of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on April 30th (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) - Two teams,Tamaya Katahara Fireworks from Japan and Sugyp from Switzerland, will launchtheir fireworks in the Han River during the second night of the 2017 Da NangInternational Fireworks Festival on May 21.
Tamaya Katahara, a championship contender with 35 years ofexperience, will mark their second competition in the Han River. The teamranked second in 2012.
The team, who won five titles at fireworks festivals in Spain andFrance as well as Asia, expects to spark the outdoor stage in the Han Riverwith a spectacular performance combining pop music and a story of fireworks.
Meanwhile, Sugyp from Switzerland will make its Da Nang debut.
The 1967-established team, who has seen as one of the biggestfireworks company in Switzerland in 50 years, covers 250 performances in itscountry and festivals worldwide each year.
Last year, the team performed well at the Montreal InternationalFireworks Competition.
The team will employ their skills and technology over mountains,sea and river of Da Nang.
Last month, two teams, Da Nang-Vietnam and Fireevent DieFeuerwerker from Austria, had perfect performances in the Han River
China’s Dancing Fireworks Group and Pyrotex Fireworx team from theUK will spark the third night performance on May 27. Howard&SonsPyrotechnics from Australia and Italy’s Martarello will stage the fourth nightperformance on June 3.
The festival was held under the title Shining Ngu Hanh Son, orMarble Mountains.
The fireworks festival was held annually from 2008 until 2013,then biennially from 2015.
Teams from the US and Italy have won twice, while Canada, Chinaand France clinched the title once.-VNA
The organising committee of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival has reserved a cuisine space on an area of 4,000sqm as a rendezvous point for gastronomer and tourists visiting the city.
A food court dedicated to Vietnamese and international cuisines is open to visitors to the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) in the central city of Da Nang from April 29.
The 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) kicked off in the central city on April 30, drawing eight teams from Italy, Austria, China, Japan, the UK, Australia, Switzerland and Vietnam.
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A firework performance during the opening ceremony of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on April 30th (Photo: VNA) 
