At the opening ceremony, students, including disabled students from schools in Osaka Prefecture, marched with flags of countries and international organizations participating in EXPO 2025.
The opening ceremony also featured performances that blended traditional Japanese arts such as kabuki and drumming with contemporary art.
An estimated 140,000 visitors attended EXPO 2025 on its first day of opening on April 13. However, some countries have had to postpone the opening of their Exhibition Halls due to incomplete preparations. The latest information about the national Exhibition Halls and EXPO 2025 events will be updated daily on the official website.
Present in Japan to attend the opening ceremony of EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, General Representative of Vietnam Exhibition House and Mr. Ngo Trinh Ha, Consul General of Vietnam in Osaka attended the opening of ASEAN Exhibition House.
The Vietnamese General Representative also visited and met with leaders of the host exhibition halls of Japan, the US, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, etc.
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Vietnam General Representative visits Malaysia Exhibition Hall. |
On the first opening day of EXPO 2025, ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn visited the Vietnam Pavilion. Mr. Kao Kim Hourn and Mr. Dara Lux, Director of the ASEAN Pavilion at EXPO 2025, presented Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Representative General of Vietnam, Director of the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, with the Pavilion’s own seal for the ASEAN Trail Challenge program.
This is an event launched by the ASEAN Secretariat to promote the ASEAN Expo. Visitors to the ASEAN Expo will receive a special passport and will be given gifts when they visit and collect enough stamps of 10 member countries.
On this occasion, Deputy Mayor of Sakai City, Kansai region, Mr. Motoya Kazuhiro also sent greetings to the leaders and staff of Vietnam Exhibition House.
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The Representative General, Deputy Representative General of Vietnam, Consul General of Vietnam in Osaka and ASEAN Secretary General took a photo in front of the Vietnam Exhibition House. |
The Vietnam Exhibition Hall at EXPO 2025 is organized and operated by the Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism . The Exhibition Hall is located in the area with the theme "Empowering Lives", location BE7, near the Japan Exhibition Hall and the main traffic connection point of the east side of the exhibition grounds. Vietnam chose to rent a pre-built Exhibition Hall (Type B) with an area of 300m2.
Aiming at the general theme of EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai is “Designing the future society for our lives”, the theme of Vietnam Exhibition Hall is “An inclusive society where people are centered”.
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Leaders and staff of Vietnam Exhibition House took a photo with the Consul General of Vietnam in Osaka. |
With this theme, the Vietnam Exhibition House carries the meaning of a comprehensive and harmoniously developed society, viewed from the Vietnamese experience, paying attention to all aspects of the development process in all fields, from environmental protection, community values and gender equality, in which people are the center, both inspired to contribute and dedicate, and the beneficiaries of progress, prosperity and happiness.
The Vietnam Exhibition House plays a role as a convergence point and spreads "proud stories about Vietnam" told to international friends about a society that takes good cultural values as the foundation, puts people at the center, and uses endogenous strength for sustainable development.
Main operating groups of Vietnam Exhibition House at EXPO 2025:
- Daily welcome and tour guide program
- Performing arts activities with 3 performances per day during the exhibition
- Organize cultural promotion and investment promotion events according to monthly themes.
- Regular programs oneducation , culture, interaction, and direct communication with the public
- Organizing Vietnam National Day
- Coordinate with countries and international organizations participating in EXPO 2025 to organize events and art performances.
- Coordinate with domestic agencies, localities and enterprises to organize promotional events.
- Promote Vietnamese cuisine and souvenirs
- Operate virtual Exhibition Hall on online EXPO application.
Source: https://nhandan.vn/quang-ba-hinh-anh-viet-nam-tai-trien-lam-the-gioi-expo-2025-post872131.html
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