Huge crowds have filled Hanoi’s streets to witness the grand military parade celebrating the 80th National Day of Vietnam, which is scheduled to begin at Ba Dinh Square at 6:30 a.m. on Sept. 2.

More than 30 warships, Kilo-class submarines, Ka-28 helicopters, and DHC-6 seaplanes from the Navy, Coast Guard, Border Guard, and Military Region 5 paraded simultaneously in Cam Ranh Bay in central ...