The exhibition will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, and from 1 p.m. on the opening day (Aug. 28).

The central area of Vietnam's National Day exhibition in Dong Anh Commune, Hanoi, Aug. 28, 2025.

The event, themed "80-Year Journey of Independence – Freedom – Happiness," will present achievements across key fields, including industry and technology, trade and investment, agriculture and rural development, national defense and security, foreign affairs, healthcare, education, culture, sports and tourism. It will also showcase Vietnam's cultural traditions, heritage and people.

Highlights include displays on green industries, digital and green transition, defense and security industries, and spaces featuring Vietnam's 12 cultural industries. An international section will introduce displays from countries with important diplomatic ties to Vietnam.

The exhibition is divided into zones, including Kim Quy Exhibition Hall, outdoor areas across the east, west, south and north courtyards, and the International and Cultural Industries Hall.

Visitors will experience not only images and stories of Vietnam’s development but also new technologies such as virtual reality presentations, multi-layer digital maps, and award-winning photographs and video clips.

A series of special events will take place throughout the week.

A robot welcome guests at the booth of the Ministry of Science and Technology at Vietnam's National Day exhibition in Dong Anh Commune, Hanoi, Aug. 28, 2025.

Other highlights include a forum on artificial intelligence and seminar on the role of data in the digital era on Aug. 29; an art performance hosted by the Ministry of Public Security on Aug. 30 night; the "Hanoi – Shining with Vietnam’s Aspirations" art program on Aug. 31; an art performance hosted by Hue city on Sept. 2; a Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City business forum on Sept. 4; and the closing ceremony with the show "80 Years – The Glorious Path," broadcast live nationwide on Sept. 5.

Throughout the exhibition, 50 Vietnamese films will be screened free of charge at Cinema Hall A.

Covering over 90 hectares, the exhibition complex features the Kim Quy Hall, a symbolic steel-dome structure 56 meters high weighing 24,000 tonnes, inspired by the Golden Turtle God of Co Loa legend. It also houses Hanoi’s largest car park, with space for over 10,000 vehicles.

Bac Ninh rushes to complete exhibition space at national exhibition

HANOI– Authorities in Bac Ninh province are racing to complete their exhibition space at the exhibition “80 Years of Independence – Freedom – Happiness” scheduled to open on August 28 at the National Exhibition Centre in Dong Anh district, Hanoi.

Bac Ninh brings cultural identity to national exhibition

BAC NINH - The exhibition “80 Years of Independence – Freedom – Happiness” will open at the National Exhibition and Fair Center in Dong Anh, Hanoi from August 28 to September 5. Among the 34 participating provinces, cities and organizations, Bac Ninh has prepared a distinctive display under the theme “Bac Ninh – a thousand years of culture, aspiration for the new era.”

Nearly 900 bus trips daily heading to national exhibition center

The exhibition “80 Years of Independence – Freedom – Happiness” will take place from August 28 to September 5 at the National Exhibition Center in Dong Anh, Hanoi. To support visitors to the exhibition, the municipal transport sector plans to operate nearly 900 daily bus trips daily on 20 routes connecting with the center.

 

Exhibition of national achievements offers free access to public

Held under the theme “80-Year Journey of Independence – Freedom – Happiness”, the event will run from August 28 to September 5 at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Dong Anh commune, Hanoi.

 

Thang Long Imperial Citadel holds exhibitions to celebrate August Revolution and National Day

On August 19, at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site (Ba Dinh Ward, Ha Noi), the Thang Long–Ha Noi Heritage Conservation Centre will coordinate with relevant units to organise a series of three exhibitions to mark the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945 – August 19, 2025) and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (September 2, 1945 – September 2, 2025).