On the morning of August 28, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other leaders and former leaders of the Party and State attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition on the country's achievements "80 years of the journey of Independence - Freedom - Happiness" to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025) and National Day September 2.
Attending the opening ceremony of the Exhibition were comrades: General Secretary To Lam; former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man; former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; comrades Politburo members, former Politburo members, Party Central Committee Secretaries, former Party Central Committee Secretaries, Party Central Committee members, former Party Central Committee members, leaders, former leaders of departments, ministries, branches, central agencies; representatives of diplomatic agencies, international organizations.
In his opening speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that in the festive and heroic atmosphere of the historic autumn days, the whole country was jubilantly celebrating the 80th anniversary of the heroic Vietnam People's Public Security Forces' Traditional Day, the successful August Revolution and National Day September 2, in the heroic capital Hanoi, a thousand years of culture, the heart of the whole country - the City for peace - the Capital of conscience and human dignity, we solemnly held the Opening Ceremony of the Exhibition of National Achievements with the theme "80 Years of the Journey of Independence - Freedom - Happiness" at the National Exhibition Center - a unique architectural work, open space, synchronous infrastructure and advanced technology.
"We respectfully commemorate and express our infinite gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh - the great teacher of the Vietnamese revolution, the national liberation hero, the world cultural celebrity of Vietnam; remember the great contributions of the revolutionary elders and predecessors and express our gratitude to our compatriots, soldiers nationwide, and our compatriots abroad through the ages who have contributed and devoted themselves to the great revolutionary cause of the Party, the people, and our nation," Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.
Lightning fast completion of the world's largest exhibition center
The Head of Government recalled that exactly one year ago, on August 30, 2024, we attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the National Exhibition Center in the land of Dong Anh, a land of talented people, where Co Loa citadel is located, associated with the legend of the Golden Turtle in the history of the nation's struggle to build and defend the country.
With the attention and direction of General Secretary To Lam; the Government, the Prime Minister, relevant ministries, branches and Hanoi city have proactively and actively participated with innovative thinking, drastic actions with the support and assistance of the people; directed, encouraged, and accompanied Vingroup Corporation to demonstrate high determination, great efforts, drastic actions, stick to the construction site, work with the spirit of "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain, not losing to the wind and storm", "only working, not retreating", "working day, working night, working on holidays", "working continuously 24/7", "3 shifts, 4 shifts", "working through holidays, holidays, and Tet", working together, overcoming all difficulties, focusing on "lightning-fast, bold" construction with more than 1,000 engineers and workers working on the construction site, contributing to shortening the construction time from 2 years (according to the original plan) to 10 months (starting on August 30, 2024 and inaugurating on June 27, 2025), meeting all requirements set forth by the Prime Minister and according to the provisions of law.
The construction of the National Exhibition Center - a modern and spacious project - contributes to realizing the Conclusion of the Politburo on the Planning of Hanoi Capital, developing in the direction of "Cultural - Civilized - Modern" with a smart urban model, a creative, bright, green, clean and beautiful city.
The scale of the project is up to 90 hectares, of which the National Exhibition Center has more than 304,000 m2 of indoor area, 200,000 m2 of outdoor area, 3 international standard conference areas with a capacity of 5,000 people and a system of high-class, modern facilities, techniques and services. The scale of area and total investment capital are in the top 10 largest national and international exhibition centers and fairs in the world.
The special and remarkable feature of the National Exhibition Center is the world's largest steel dome system, 56 m high, 360 m in diameter, weighing up to 24,000 tons, produced, designed and constructed by Vietnam itself, simulating a turtle shell. The project has turned the wild land along the Red River into an attractive destination, ready for major political, economic, cultural and artistic events of the country, region and the world; a meeting place for patriotic festivals and Vietnamese national pride.
The exhibition is the largest ever
According to the Prime Minister, the exhibition "80 years of the Journey of Independence - Freedom - Happiness" is a special highlight, not only honoring the glorious historical journey, but also spreading patriotism, national pride, aspiration to rise up, affirming Vietnam's potential and position on the path of innovation, integration and sustainable development.
To prepare for this particularly important event, the Prime Minister decided to establish the Steering Committee for the Exhibition "80 Years of the Journey of Independence - Freedom - Happiness", organized 3 meetings of the Government Standing Committee, 5 meetings of the Steering Committee, issued many conclusions and notices for ministries and branches to continue to pay attention and contribute to organizing the Exhibition on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the People's Public Security Traditional Day, the successful August Revolution and National Day September 2.
The exhibition was held on the largest scale ever, with the participation of 28 ministries, central agencies, 34 localities and more than 110 large enterprises and economic groups with more than 230 booths across the entire area of the Exhibition Center.
The exhibition introduces the achievements of nearly 180 industries in various fields (industry, agriculture, trade, investment, culture, science and technology, education, health, environment, traditional craft villages, OCOP products, special products, national defense, security, foreign affairs...) with many documents, materials, artifacts, machinery and equipment, documentaries, reports, vividly and quite comprehensively reflecting the outstanding achievements during the "80 years of the Journey of Independence - Freedom - Happiness" of our nation under the leadership of the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam; at the same time, demonstrating the cultural traditions, the spirit of enthusiastic work, effective production and business of the people and enterprises in all regions of the country; especially depicting the image of the country and people of Vietnam with thousands of years of heroic history of the nation; the culture imbued with national identity and unity in diversity of 54 ethnic groups; the abundance of products in all three regions of the North - Central - South; the development and progress of all ministries, departments, branches, 34 provinces and cities over the past 80 years.
The exhibition is scientifically, modernly and professionally designed; the display layout is rich, diverse and comprehensive; the content is authentic, engaging and convincing; the presentation is attractive and impressive through many means, forms and styles, from artifacts, images and documents presented by modern technologies (3D, virtual reality, multimedia audiovisual, artificial intelligence (AI) ...), bringing practicality, enjoyment and cultural depth to the nation.
The exhibition includes many special thematic areas, showing cross-sections of revolutionary history and vertical sections of core values and great achievements in the heroic history of building and defending the country of the Vietnamese people.
Highlights include: (1) The central area of the Exhibition with the theme "95 years of the Party flag lighting the way", recreating an overview of important events, brilliant milestones, and successes under the leadership of the Party; (2) "Vietnam - Country - People" exhibition space on achievements in cultural and artistic development, honoring the beauty of nature, country and people of Vietnam; (3) "Economic Locomotive" exhibition space on achievements of state-owned corporations and groups; (4) "Start-up and nation building" exhibition space on achievements of typical private enterprises; (5) "Aspiration for the sky" exhibition space on the field of aerospace; (6) "Sword and Shield" exhibition space on achievements of the heroic People's Army and People's Public Security with modern weapons and technical equipment basically researched, manufactured and improved by Vietnam.
In particular, the Exhibition Center has dedicated an entire building named "Culture lights the way for the nation" to display the unique cultural space and art of our nation through the regions of the country.
Looking back at the process of building the Exhibition Center and the preparation and organization of today's Exhibition, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh summarized it in 36 words: "Resolute leadership and direction - Bold, lightning-fast construction - Effective public-private partnership - Unique architecture and landscape - Modern technology and management - Large scale and high quality". All of these factors create a comprehensive, unique space, a panoramic picture of the entire process of fighting for national liberation, unification, fighting, working, studying, producing and persistently creating of our people under the leadership of the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam and beloved Uncle Ho.
Affirming the potential and creativity of Vietnamese people
The Prime Minister emphasized that the exhibition "80 years of the Journey of Independence - Freedom - Happiness" deeply reflects and is the crystallization of the contributions and dedication of the entire Party, people and army throughout the glorious and heroic history of the Vietnamese revolution, with the very active, proactive and creative participation of Party agencies at the Central level, agencies of the National Assembly, all levels, sectors, localities, and representatives of the business community in the organization and implementation process.
The exhibition is also a "living school", with a harmonious combination of tradition and modernity, bringing history closer and more accessible, so that today's generations can better understand their origins, the great sacrifices and achievements of previous generations; thereby adding motivation, inspiration, and nurturing the aspiration to bring the country steadily into a new era, an era of rising to wealth, civilization, prosperity, and prosperity, standing shoulder to shoulder with the world powers.
On behalf of the Party and State leaders, the Prime Minister acknowledged, highly appreciated and commended the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vingroup Corporation, agencies, units, localities and enterprises for their active and effective contributions to the completion of the project and organization of the Exhibition; so that people can better understand the glorious and heroic historical traditions of the nation and enjoy the cultural achievements as a spiritual festival of our nation.
The Prime Minister emphasized that this Exhibition is not only about the achievements, but also a vivid demonstration of the great potential of the cultural industry, the entertainment industry and the great creativity of the Vietnamese people in the harmonious and effective combination of political - economic - traditional cultural - historical content with modern and attractive expression, affirming the value of Vietnamese culture, the potential for commercialization of Vietnamese creative products, contributing to promoting the country's rapid and sustainable development.
The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to preside over and coordinate with ministries, branches, localities and enterprises to continue to carefully prepare and organize well all exhibition activities, art programs, conferences, exchanges, meetings, forums, etc. so that people in the country and international friends can experience, feel, and be proud of the country's achievements and enjoy the results of the National Exhibition Center as a new symbol of the capital and the whole country.
With that spirit, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, declaring the opening of the Exhibition "80 Years of the Journey of Independence - Freedom - Happiness", the Prime Minister expressed, we hope and believe that, under the leadership of the glorious Communist Party of Vietnam, promoting the 80-year tradition of building, protecting and developing the country, the entire political system, all levels, sectors, localities and all our people will continue to promote the spirit of solidarity, unity, and efforts to strive to successfully implement the two 100-year strategic goals set by the Party.
Some performances at the opening ceremony of the Exhibition "80 years of Journey of Independence - Freedom - Happiness"
Updated on August 28, 2025
Source: https://laichau.gov.vn/tin-tuc-su-kien/chuyen-de/tin-trong-nuoc/thu-tuong-trien-lam-80-nam-ton-vinh-lich-su-ve-vang-lan-toa-long-yeu-nuoc-niem-tu-hao-khat-vong-vuon-minh-cua-dan-toc.html
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