Vietnam Pho Festival takes place at Our Tampines Hub, Singapore's largest community centre

Our Tampines Hub, Singapore's largest integrated community hub, will be the venue for the Vietnam Pho Festival for two days, from 18 to 19 October.

Our Tampines Hub covers an area of ​​about 5.3 hectares, located in a convenient location: ~5 km from Changi Airport; near MRT stations such as Tampines West, Tampines and Tampines East - Photo: HUU HANH

Vietnam Pho Festival 2025 in Singapore is organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore, Tuoi Tre newspaper and Saigontourist Group in coordination with the Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City, the Liaison Committee of Vietnamese people in Singapore under the direction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam Pho Festival takes place at Singapore's largest community center

This is Singapore's first and largest integrated community center, serving more than 225,000 residents of Tampines and Eastern Singapore - Photo: HUU HANH

Our Tampines Hub was proposed in 2011 to replace the old Tampines Stadium (built in 1989) and Tampines Sports Ground. It is a pilot project by the Singapore government to create integrated community hubs.

Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong once described the hub as a "one-stop lifestyle supermarket" that residents could visit on their way home from work - Photo: HUU HANH

Within the framework of the Vietnam Pho Festival, there are many diverse activities. Not only enjoying pho and Vietnamese cuisine, diners also have the opportunity to learn about the history of pho, the history of ao dai, as well as watch performances of Vietnamese traditional musical instruments, combined with modern exchange performances, listening to Vietnamese singers. Notably, accompanying the Vietnam Pho Festival is the Vietnam - Singapore Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Forum 2025 right after the opening ceremony on the morning of October 18, expected to attract about 150 businesses from both countries to participate.

At Our Tampines Hub, there are many chairs and tables, so diners can enjoy pho while watching the chefs demonstrate how to cook pho - Photo: HUU HANH

In the event space, there are booths introducing the history of Vietnamese pho. This is a unique Vietnamese dish, born in the early 20th century. The traditional Vietnamese pho is beef pho, with the broth cooked from beef bones for 10-12 hours. Today, pho is available almost all over the world and food lovers have a saying: Wherever there are Vietnamese people, there is pho! - Photo: HUU HANH

At Our Tampines Hub, attendees will enjoy pho prepared directly by top artisans and chefs from Vietnam - Photo: HUU HANH

On the evening of October 17, brands and units began to set up their booths. Mr. Diep Nam Hai, General Director of Cholimex (left) led the delegation to arrive in line the earliest. Mr. Hai shared that this was the first time Cholimex participated in the Vietnam Pho Festival and regretted not knowing about the event earlier. According to him, businesses feel confident with the help from the Vietnamese Embassy and expect Cholimex to meet more partners at the Pho festival - Photo: HUU HANH

Vietnam Pho Festival 2025 in Singapore
Connecting cultures, promoting cooperation

Vietnam Pho Festival 2025 in Singapore, organized by the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore, Tuoi Tre Newspaper and Saigon Tourist Group in collaboration with the Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnamese Liaison Committee in Singapore under the direction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, will take place on October 18 and 19 at Our Tampines Hub, Singapore.

The festival was held in the context of Vietnam and Singapore upgrading their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, affirming the program's significance and stature.

With the message "Pho - Enjoying together, growing together", Vietnam Pho Festival 2025 hopes that the event will not only invite international friends to enjoy a typical Vietnamese dish, which was listed by CNN in the list of 50 must-try dishes worldwide in 2011, but also convey the desire to connect - share - accompany the development of Vietnam.

Through the festival, pho will be introduced as a "cultural ambassador", serving as a bridge for Vietnam and Singapore, as well as international friends, to work together towards a prosperous and sustainable future.

The most important activity of the festival is to bring Singaporeans and tourists the opportunity to enjoy the "authentic" taste of Vietnamese pho. At Our Tampines Hub, attendees will be able to enjoy pho prepared directly by top artisans and chefs from Vietnam.

The main chefs of the 5-star hotels in the Saigontourist Group system, including four luxury hotels Rex Saigon, Majestic Saigon, Grand Saigon, Caravelle Saigon and the brand Pho Thu Duc Golf Restaurant (Vietnam Golf & Country Club), along with famous pho brands such as Pho Thin Bo Ho, Pho Ta, Pho Phu Gia, Pho Vuong, Ba Ban Pho... will bring diversity in cooking methods and ways of enjoying.

In addition to pho, attendees also have the opportunity to enjoy many other traditional Vietnamese dishes, prepared by Saigontourist's 5-star chefs, creating a vibrant "culinary symphony".

In particular, along with the pho festival, a large-scale investment forum was also held, namely the Vietnam - Singapore Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Forum 2025, affirming the substance of the event. The forum took place right after the opening ceremony (morning of October 18).

At the forum, management agencies and businesses will discuss new cooperation trends in green processing and logistics, tourism and aviation services, import and export of Vietnamese agricultural products and specialties, digital transformation and e-commerce.

In particular, the Business Matching program (1-1 business connection) will create conditions for Vietnamese and Singaporean businesses to meet directly and seek practical cooperation opportunities.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vietnam-pho-festival-dien-ra-o-our-tampines-hub-trung-tam-cong-dong-lon-nhat-singapore-2025101721263686.htm