Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday to revel in a massive military parade marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

Thousands of Vietnamese celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, in what the country's communist leader said was a "victory of faith".Celebrations culminated in a grand parade in Ho Chi Minh City with thousands of marching troops and an air show featuring Russian-made fighter jets and helicopters,

VIR’s Quynh Chau spoke with Doan Manh Thang, director of Water Technology and Resilience at Royal HaskoningDHV Vietnam, which led a consortium of 10 consultants to set up the city’s master plan.