Opening of a series of events on tourism, export and connecting the supply chain of goods

(Chinhphu.vn) - On September 4, the series of events of the 19th Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Fair 2025 and the 2025 Export Forum and the event "Connecting international supply chains" officially opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City. This is a series of key events jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

Former President Nguyen Minh Triet, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tran Luu Quang, Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh, and delegates performed the opening ceremony of the series of events - Photo: VGP/Giang Thanh

Attending the event were former President Nguyen Minh Triet, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tran Luu Quang, and Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh.

Former Vice Presidents: Truong My Hoa, Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh; Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc; representatives of leaders of domestic and international provinces and cities; foreign diplomatic offices and agencies and international organizations in Ho Chi Minh City; consulates general, consular agencies, economic - trade - cultural offices in Ho Chi Minh City; leaders of corporations, tourism businesses and nearly 700 domestic and international delegates attended.

If the Ho Chi Minh City International Tourism Fair 2025 (ITE HCMC 2025) brings the message "Sustainable tourism - vivid experience" to more than 500 businesses, 250 high-end buyers and tens of thousands of visitors, the Export Forum, along with the event "Connecting international supply chains" opens the door to trade, welcoming more than 450 distribution channels, purchasing delegations from 60 countries and territories, exploring more than 12,000 products of Vietnam's key industries.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Dung emphasized that for the first time, the three major streams of tourism, trade and international integration have been connected into a series of large-scale and synchronous events, demonstrating the close inter-level and inter-sectoral coordination between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee. Today's event is not only a "convergence", but also an intersection of the capacity and development aspirations of Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee said that organizing 3 events at the same time is a testament to the City's commitment: Always accompanying and creating the most favorable environment for domestic and international enterprises to develop together, spread good values, and build a green, sustainable and creative economic - tourism - trade ecosystem.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh and delegates visit a booth of Vietnamese enterprises participating in the Export Forum - Photo: VGP/Giang Thanh

ITE HCMC 2025 defines the strategic vision of Vietnam's tourism industry

ITE HCMC 2025 Fair defines the strategic vision of Vietnam's tourism industry in general and Ho Chi Minh City tourism in particular with the theme "Sustainable tourism - vivid experiences", not only raising awareness of sustainable tourism, but also focusing on creatively building new products and services, meeting green tourism, responsible tourism and pioneering in encouraging businesses and localities to build unique, distinctive tourism products with vivid experiences that impress international buyers towards Vietnam as a destination in the near future.

Honored as “Asia’s Best Trade Show”, ITE HCMC 2025 continues to affirm its role as the only tourism promotion event in Vietnam with the “International Buyers” program. The fair is a meeting place for most localities in the country, along with many corporations, businesses, and global partners in the field of tourism and international media.

This year, the event brings together more than 520 units and brands, with the participation of 28 provinces and cities nationwide with booths participating in the exhibition. The fair welcomes more than 250 high-level international buyers from 32 countries and territories, promising to open more than 12,000 business appointments and welcome nearly 30,000 visitors.

28 provinces and cities nationwide have booths participating in the ITE HCMC 2025 exhibition - Photo: VGP/Le Anh

Export Forum - Connecting Global Trade Flows

Speaking at the event, Ms. Phan Thi Thang, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, said that the 2025 Export Forum and the event "Connecting international supply chains" continue to be a prestigious bridge between Vietnamese enterprises and more than 300 purchasing delegations from 60 countries and territories.

In particular, more than 12,000 products from 400 Vietnamese enterprises and thousands of B2B connections will open up opportunities for real cooperation, contributing to market diversification and deep participation in the global value chain, from agricultural products, processed foods to consumer industrial goods and supporting industrial goods, personal electronic devices...

This year, in addition to international purchasing delegations from traditional markets such as the United States, the European Union, Japan, Korea, etc., the Organizing Committee expects that there will be many new opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises from a large number of purchasing delegations from emerging potential markets such as the Middle East, Latin America, and countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia.

Export Forum 2025 attracts 300 purchasing delegations from 60 countries and territories - Photo: VGP/Le Anh

Three major international events were held at the same time and at the same time Ho Chi Minh City hosted the 12th General Assembly of the Tourism Promotion Organization for Global Cities (TPO) not only created momentum for the development of the MICE tourism industry, but also helped link tourism with trade, logistics, and export. This is how Ho Chi Minh City created a comprehensive economic-tourism week, both attracting visitors and raising its international status.

Le Anh - Giang Thanh

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