A New Year countdown party will be held in Ha Long City on New Year's Eve. – Photo timeanddate.com

HA NOI (VNS) — BIM Group will organise a countdown event on New Year's Eve at its Halong Marine Plaza in the northern Quang Ninh Province's Ha Long City.

The event is expected to enthral the revellers with original art performances and unforgettable moments.

Inspired by the New Year's Eve celebrations held at Times Square in New York City since 1907, with a wholly American traditional ball drop and countdown of the last moments of the year, New Year's Eve countdown parties are becoming the most awaited events in several large cities around the world.

Halong Marine Plaza where the countdown will take place. — VNS File Photo

In Viet Nam, the organisation of countdown parties in major cities such as Ha Noi, HCM City and Da Nang in recent years attracted thousands of people, especially the youth, to look back on the past year and to greet the new year.

BIM Group has been organising the countdown event in Ha Long City annually since 2013, with the expectation of bringing unforgettable moments to the local citizens and tourists. This year, the event will start at 8pm with exciting art performances, music and dazzling lights.

The event will be marked by the countdown of the last 60 seconds of 2015, with fireworks to welcome 2016. — VNS