The rehearsal for the display of 10,500 drones took place on the evening of April 28 at Bach Dang Wharf (HCMC), in preparation for the grand celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day. However, the event - despite its name " VNPay Drone Show" - has encountered much controversy as VNPay's advertising images appeared heavily in the program.

According to the program's script, 10,500 drones will be arranged together to form symbolic images associated with the history of the Vietnamese people.

The rehearsal took place on the evening of April 28 to prepare for the performance on the evening of May 1.

According to the Organizing Committee, this will be the largest drone demonstration ever in Vietnam, with the proposal to set a national record being completed.

The rehearsal of 10,500 drones is expected to be a grand artistic event, an opportunity for people and tourists to feel the strength of solidarity, the aspiration to rise up and affirm Vietnam's role in the international arena in the new era.

However, the rehearsal still had some limitations that made viewers wonder.

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VNPay's advertisement during the rehearsal night. Photo: The Son.

According to those who witnessed the rehearsal, the iconic images and images of President Ho Chi Minh appearing in the night sky of Ho Chi Minh City moved viewers. However, the rehearsal also left viewers disappointed when the VNPay advertising logo and its services appeared too much.

According to the understanding, this is a practice session to get familiar with the space (because the number of drones set a record), check the content and especially pay benefits to the accompanying units. After the practice session, the Organizing Committee has drawn some experience for the official performance.

"The advertising part of the show does not include any content about paying benefits to the accompanying unit because benefits were paid during the practice session," a source said.

Vietnam Payment Solutions Joint Stock Company (VNPay) is a Fintech company in the field of electronic payments in Vietnam, established in March 2007.

With core business areas of Finance - Banking, Information Technology - Telecommunications, VNPay is a provider of payment services and solutions for businesses, banks and telecommunications companies in Vietnam.

After many capital increases, by February 16, 2023, VNPay's charter capital had increased to VND 3,568.5 billion.

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