Hundreds of thousands of people will sing the National Anthem at the Flag Raising Ceremony at Ba Dinh Square on August 16.

Following the success of the event "Fatherland in the heart", the walking program "Moving forward with Vietnam" organized by Nhan Dan Newspaper in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security, is expected to have 10,000 people in Hanoi and 90,000 people in Ho Chi Minh City participating directly.

In Thai Nguyen , the activity “Moving Forward with Vietnam” will be held simultaneously at the provincial and communal levels from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. on August 16. The provincial level will be held at Vo Nguyen Giap Square, with about 5,000 participants; at the communal level, the venue and participants will be decided by the locality, with 300-500 participants.

It is expected that 10,000 people in Hanoi will directly participate in the "Moving Forward with Vietnam" walking event.

The atmosphere of preparation for the “Moving Forward with Vietnam” walking program is heating up in all provinces and cities across the country. This is the first walking activity organized at the national level, part of a series of sports- cultural-artistic-interactive events to celebrate the August Revolution, National Day (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025) and the People's Public Security Traditional Day (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025).

The program is implemented in two forms: online and offline. With the online form, people nationwide can register to walk every day through the event's official website.

For direct participants, from 6:00 to 7:30 a.m. on August 16, 2025, in all localities across the country, everyone will simultaneously wear red shirts with yellow stars, sing the National Anthem, and march together for a united, strong, and sustainable Vietnam.

A special point is that on the morning of August 16, before the national walk takes place, the program will have a live connection (livestream on Nhan Dan Newspaper's platform) with the Flag Raising Ceremony at Ba Dinh Square. It is expected that 10,000 people will participate in the live event in Hanoi and sing the National Anthem, joining the beat towards the Fatherland.

At the same time, in Ho Chi Minh City, it is expected that 90,000 people will participate. For other provinces and cities nationwide, it is expected that 5,000-6,000 people will participate directly in each locality. The number of people walking directly nationwide is expected to be 200,000 people.

In addition, as of 8:00 a.m. on August 14, the number of people registering online on the official website of the program "Moving Forward with Vietnam" has reached nearly 56,000, equivalent to the accumulated number of steps of more than 202 million and the reduction of more than 22,600 kg of _CO2 emissions.

With the main message “1 billion steps into the new era”, the event is expected to mobilize the collective strength of millions of people across the country to join in walking, marking 1 billion steps for the health, solidarity and aspiration of a nation that is strongly transforming in the new era.

According to Mr. Le Quoc Minh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission, President of the Vietnam Journalists Association, Head of the Steering Committee for the "Moving Forward with Vietnam" activity, this program has been cherished by the Organizing Committee for a long time and has become a reality with the close coordination of the Ministry of Public Security.

“In addition to the goal of improving public health, the program also contributes to reducing _CO2 emissions, moving towards a green lifestyle,” Mr. Le Quoc Minh emphasized.

Every step of every citizen will contribute to creating a meaningful journey. Let's put on the red shirt with yellow star, sing the National Anthem and move forward for a Vietnam ready to enter a new era.

Thai Nguyen will simultaneously organize the Flag-Salute Ceremony and sing the National Anthem at 6:00 a.m. according to the National Flag Raising Ceremony time at Ba Dinh Square; Launch and call on the community to make a commitment to reduce net emissions to "0" by 2025 in various and vivid forms such as: learning and raising awareness about green lifestyle, registering to take specific actions in daily life, donating to build environmental protection funds and developing renewable energy.

In particular, organizing walking blocks, including: Leaders, delegates and a large number of people - walking together from 6:30 to 7:30, with the goal of spreading the message "One billion steps into the new era - an action symbolizing solidarity and unity towards a green - clean - sustainable future".

All detailed information about the program and how to register to participate is updated on the event's official website here: cungvietnamtienbuoc.nhandan.vn

The national walking activity "Moving Forward with Vietnam" takes place from July 25 to August 16, 2025. People across the country can register online and walk every day, contributing to the journey of "1 billion steps into the new era" - a practical activity that demonstrates patriotism, spreads a healthy lifestyle and reduces carbon emissions, towards the country's Net Zero goal.

In particular, at 6:00-7:30 a.m. on August 16, 2025, people in 34 provinces and cities with 3,321 communes, wards, and administrative zones will simultaneously wear red shirts with yellow stars, sing the National Anthem, and march together for a united, strong, and sustainable Vietnam.

Register and see details at: cungvietnamtienbuoc.nhandan.vn and the campaign's official fanpage http://facebook.com/cungvietnamtienbuoc

The program is sponsored by Vietcombank as a companion brand; Gold sponsors Gelex Group and Petrolimex; Silver sponsors TH Group and Vietnam Airlines as a transportation sponsor.

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