The National Exhibition and Fair Center promises to contribute to promoting Vietnam's cultural and entertainment industries.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the National Exhibition Fair Center with a scale of 90 hectares and a total investment of more than 7,000 billion VND, completed in just 10 months, promises to be a space contributing to promoting the development of Vietnam's cultural industry and entertainment industry.

On the morning of August 19, the inauguration and groundbreaking ceremony of 250 works and projects to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was held at 80 locations in 34 provinces and cities across the country. The program was directly directed by the Prime Minister and assigned to the Ministry of Construction to preside over the implementation.

Delegates attend the ceremony at the central bridge point.

Attending the event at the central bridge (National Exhibition Center in Dong Anh commune, Hanoi city) were General Secretary To Lam; Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; former Politburo member, former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; former Politburo member, former Standing member of the Secretariat Le Hong Anh; Politburo member, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai.

Attending the event at the connecting points were comrades: Former Politburo member, former President Nguyen Minh Triet; former Politburo member, former President Truong Tan Sang; former Politburo member, former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Politburo member, Minister of Public Security; Politburo member, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh ; Politburo member, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen.

Also attending were members of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister, leaders of ministries, branches, central and local agencies.

General Secretary To Lam awarded the First Class Labor Medal to Vingroup Corporation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh awarded the Third Class Labor Medal to Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), the National Power Transmission Corporation and EVN Chairman Dang Hoang An, and Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister to 15 collectives and individuals.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, General Secretary To Lam awarded the First Class Labor Medal to Vingroup; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh awarded the Third Class Labor Medal to Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), the National Power Transmission Corporation and EVN Chairman Dang Hoang An, and the Prime Minister's Certificates of Merit to 15 groups and individuals. These are groups and individuals with outstanding achievements in implementing typical projects.

Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that, in the heroic atmosphere of the historic August days, the entire Party, the entire army and the entire people are jubilantly celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day of the heroic People's Public Security Forces, towards the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2; the inauguration and groundbreaking ceremony of 250 projects and works with a total investment of nearly 1.3 million billion VND is an event that continues the positive and meaningful results of the groundbreaking and inauguration ceremony of 80 projects and works with a total investment of about 450 trillion VND on April 19, 2025 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the ceremony.

The Prime Minister emphasized: Looking back on the past 80 years, we are even more proud of the historical tradition and heroic past of our ancestors and our nation; looking back to appreciate and understand the value of independence, freedom, peace and unity; looking back to appreciate and be grateful for the heroic sacrifices of previous generations, the heroes and martyrs of the nation; looking back to go further, to become stronger, prouder and more confident in the future of the nation in the new era; looking back to be confident, to continue with century-old projects such as the North-South high-speed railway, the urban railway in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, the international financial center in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, etc.

The Prime Minister stated that on this occasion, we will hold inauguration ceremonies and simultaneously start construction of 250 large-scale, technically complex projects that play a very important role in socio-economic development, attracting strong participation from private enterprises.

Of which, 89 projects and works were inaugurated with a total investment of about 220 trillion VND, including: Completion and opening of 208 km of expressway, increasing the total length of expressway nationwide, putting into operation nearly 2,500 km, Rach Mieu 2 bridge, Tri An and Hoa Binh hydropower plants expanded, Nghe An Oncology Hospital with a scale of 1,000 beds, Ministry of Public Security Headquarters, Saigon Marina International Financial Center... Not to mention the large works that have been and will be inaugurated on this occasion such as the National Data Center, Nhon Trach 3, 4 Power Plants, Lao Cai - Vinh Yen 500kV transmission line project, preparing to inaugurate Phong Chau bridge, oil and gas projects...

The main point of the event is the National Exhibition Fair Center with a scale of 90 hectares, total investment of more than 7,000 billion VND, completed in just 10 months, promising to be a space contributing to promoting the development of the cultural industry and entertainment industry of Vietnam.

Along with that, 161 new projects and works were started with an investment scale of about 1,060,000 billion VND, playing an important role in the socio-economic development of localities, such as: Ngoc Hoi bridge connecting Hanoi with Hung Yen, expanding Long Thanh - Ho Chi Minh City expressway, Ca Mau - Dat Mui expressway; Hon Khoai dual-use general port; Viettel Research and Development Center; Ministry of Public Security Biotechnology Center; industrial infrastructure works; resettlement area projects serving the North - South high-speed railway project and the Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hai Phong railway project...

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  General Secretary attends groundbreaking and inauguration ceremony of 250 typical works nationwide to celebrate August Revolution and National Day September 2

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  Vingroup Corporation received the First Class Labor Medal for its outstanding achievements in implementing the construction of the National Exhibition and Fair Center.

The Head of Government emphasized that the key socio-economic projects inaugurated and started today have many strategic meanings in "turning the situation around and transforming the state" of the country's strategic infrastructure.

The Prime Minister expressed his hope that each project today will continue to be a piece of the puzzle that adds color and brilliance to the Vietnamese national picture of "Independence - Freedom - Peace - Unity - Integration - Strength - Prosperity - Civilization - Prosperity"; at the same time, he hoped that we would have more new symbolic projects of Vietnam that would be mentioned and admired by friends in the region and the world; and more creative cultural and social spaces for people to enjoy more and more.

The Prime Minister stated that 2025 is the year of many important events for the country, the year of organizing party congresses at all levels, towards the 14th National Party Congress, the starting point of a new era - the era of strong, civilized, prosperous and prosperous development of the nation as General Secretary To Lam stated.

Therefore, in order to quickly put the projects into operation and use, serving the country's development goals in the new era and with the spirit of "the sooner the projects are implemented, the more effective they are, reducing ICOR, not increasing capital, not prolonging, making the people happy, society excited, and the locality and country developing", the Prime Minister requested relevant entities to focus on implementing a number of key tasks.

In particular, the investor and related units are required to organize the management, operation, exploitation and use of the works and projects inaugurated today to ensure safety, promote investment efficiency, and ensure a bright - green - clean - beautiful environment. Localities maximize the advantages of the projects to invest in planning, developing new spaces and infrastructure to promote the development of the local economy and society. At the same time, continue to care for the lives of the people, especially the families who have given up land for the project.

It is recommended that localities, investors, contractors, relevant agencies and units focus on resolving legal issues, investing in equipment, human resources and resources, promptly resolving necessary administrative procedures to quickly implement construction, strive to complete ahead of schedule, improve committed quality, and soon put works and projects into effective exploitation and use.

Require all levels and sectors to promote decentralization and delegation of power along with resource allocation so that "locals decide, locales do, locales are responsible" and to strengthen inspection and supervision. Focus on removing institutional barriers, cutting down on cumbersome administrative procedures for people and businesses. Ensure "6 clear" assignments: clear people, clear work, clear time, clear responsibility, clear products, clear authority, to make "3 easy": easy to inspect, easy to urge, easy to evaluate...

Leaders, former leaders of the Party and State and delegates performed the groundbreaking ceremony and inaugurated 250 projects at the central bridge point.

Officially announcing the inauguration and groundbreaking of 250 works and projects to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day September 2, and the 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day of the Heroic People's Public Security Force, the Prime Minister expressed his belief that in a special atmosphere, with a special heroic spirit and special efforts, we will create achievements and works of special significance and nature; creating momentum, force and momentum for double-digit growth in the following years, realizing the two 100-year goals set.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/trung-tam-hoi-cho-trien-lam-quoc-gia-hua-hen-gop-phan-thuc-day-cong-nghiep-van-hoa-cong-nghiep-giai-tri-cua-viet-nam-20250819154149511.htm