The opening ceremony of the 19th Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo 2025; Export Forum 2025 and the "Connecting international goods supply chains" event officially opened on the morning of September 4th, 2025, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), 799 Nguyen Van Linh, Tan My Ward, 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 People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, aims to promote the success of each event over many years and to open up opportunities for multilateral and multi-sectoral cooperation and linkage.
The event promises to be the driving force to create outstanding potential and momentum for tourism - trade - investment and export sectors in the context of international integration, contributing to the repositioning the tourism and trade brand of Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular.
If ITE HCMC 2025 brings the message of "Sustainable Tourism - Vibrant Experience" to more than 500 businesses, 250 high-end buyers and tens of thousands of visitors, the Export Forum and the "Connecting the international supply chain" event open the door to trade, welcoming more than 450 distribution channels, purchasing delegations from 60 countries and territories, exploring more than 12,000 products from Vietnam's key industries. More than ever, the cooperation between ministries and sectors is a testament to a dynamic, creative and sustainable Vietnam in the new era – the era of integration and outreach to the international stage.
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Attending the Opening Ceremony were senior leaders including Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet, Former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Mr. Tran Luu Quang, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Mr. Mai Van Chinh, Deputy Prime Minister; Ms. Truong My Hoa and Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Former Vice Presidents of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee; along with leaders of central ministries, provinces and cities, foreign diplomatic agencies, consular agencies, international organizations, tourism businesses, media partners, and nearly 700 domestic and international delegates.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Van Dung, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, emphasized: “...for the first time, three major flows - 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 People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City. Today's event is not only a "convergence", but also the intersection of the capacity and development aspirations of Ho Chi Minh City."
“Holding three events at the same time is a symbol of harmony in development strategy and vision. This is also a testament to the City’s commitment: always accompanying and creating the most favorable environment for domestic and international enterprises to develop together, to spread good values, to build a green, sustainable and creative economic– tourism–trade ecosystem," he added.
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