{
  "id": 19423757,
  "title": "Ho Chi Minh City to hold 4-day New Year countdown on Nguyen Hue walking street",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/ho-chi-minh-city-to-hold-4-day-new-year-countdown-on-nguyen-hue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T00:59:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress International",
    "slug": "vnexpress-international",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/ho-chi-minh-city-to-hold-4-day-new-year-countdown-on-nguyen-hue-walking-street-5142983.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ho Chi Minh City will host a four-day New Year countdown event along Nguyen Hue walking street, spanning from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1. The initiative is being organized by I.S.E.E Stage and Interior Production JSC with permission from Ho Chi Minh City Football JSC, as reported by the city's official news portal. Construction of the event will commence at midnight on Dec. 24. Organizers are mandated to dismantle and restore the site completely between Jan. 1 and 3. The municipal People's Committee has assigned the Department of Culture and Sports the responsibility of overseeing preparations, providing support to the organizers, and coordinating with local authorities to ensure compliance with city regulations. Before the event, organizers must obtain all required permits and assume full accountability for public safety, fire prevention, electrical safety, medical services, and environmental sanitation. The city has also instructed the production company to create comprehensive evacuation maps and emergency response plans, emphasizing adherence to approved design layouts and repair of any structural damage to the pedestrian street. To handle the anticipated crowds, the Department of Culture and Sports will collaborate with municipal police to notify residents of road closures and alternative traffic routes well ahead of the festival.",
  "summary": "Ho Chi Minh City authorities have approved a four-day New Year countdown festival that will take over Nguyen Hue Walking Street from Dec. 28 to 31 to ring in 2027.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The extended holiday celebration shifts the responsibility of public safety and site restoration entirely onto private organizers under strict municipal oversight to manage large crowds on the pedestrian street.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}