Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the opening ceremony of the World Cultural Festival in Hanoi 2025

The Hanoi World Culture Festival is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hanoi People's Committee. Attending the event were Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung; and Mrs. Ngo Phuong Ly, wife of General Secretary To Lam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Mrs. Ngo Phuong Ly, wife of General Secretary To Lam, attended the opening ceremony of the first World Cultural Festival in Hanoi. Photo: Nhat Bac

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh thanked the representatives of the countries contributing to the event, and emphasized the role of culture in connecting people, countries and the world.

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"Culture has no borders, so the Hanoi World Cultural Festival is also a connection between the Vietnamese people and peoples around the world," the Prime Minister emphasized.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivers the opening speech at the first World Cultural Festival in Hanoi. Photo: Nhat Bac

Recalling President Ho Chi Minh's words at the first National Cultural Conference in 1946 that "Culture lights the way for the nation", Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that the Party always attaches importance to cultural development, considering culture as an endogenous strength connecting people and economies. Vietnam is developing cultural and entertainment industries, thereby contributing to promoting national identity with international friends, helping people enjoy Vietnamese culture and world civilization.

The Prime Minister expressed his hope that sectors, localities and countries with relations with Vietnam will continue to respond to the Hanoi World Cultural Festival, so that the festival becomes an annual brand; continue to make culture an endogenous strength, a strength of international solidarity, and a strength of sharing.

Mrs. Ngo Phuong Ly, wife of General Secretary To Lam, performed a special ceremony (painting five-color ceramic paintings) to open the Festival. Photo: Nhat Bac

In addition to honoring culture, the Prime Minister also reminded: Currently, the whole country is struggling with storms and floods, and a part of the population is facing difficulties caused by natural disasters. The Prime Minister called for sharing, contributions, and cooperation from compatriots across the country and international friends.

The organization of the Hanoi World Cultural Festival on this occasion, in addition to honoring the beauty of Vietnamese and world culture, also has the meaning of expressing the spirit of sharing, "national love, compatriotism". The program has meaningful content to raise charity for compatriots who have been heavily affected by recent storms and floods.

Mr. Jonathan Baker, Chief Representative of UNESCO Office in Vietnam, speaking. Photo: Nhat Bac

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Jonathan Baker, Chief Representative of UNESCO Office in Vietnam, affirmed: "For a long time, Hanoi has been a bridge between cultures, a city where traditional values intersect with creativity. The Hanoi World Culture Festival is organized for the first time, bringing together artists, communities and countries to share traditional values and creative innovation, to listen and affirm that cultural differences do not divide us, but actually connect us together."

Art program at the Festival. Photo: Nhat Bac

With the theme "Colors of Vietnam - Rhythm of the World", the opening art program of the festival aims to honor the diverse beauty of cultures, where each nation contributes a color, a sound, blending together to create a brilliant symphony of humanity. In that picture, Vietnam proudly contributes with national cultural melodies, breaths that are both traditional and modern, both familiar and imbued with the spirit of integration.

Besides performances by international art troupes from Japan, India, Laos, Mongolia..., the program has the participation of People's Artist Thuy Huong, singers Tung Duong, Hoa Minzy, Oplus group, Ngoc Anh, cello artists Dinh Hoai Xuan, Tieu Minh Phung, Mai Trang, An Thu An...

The public explores the booths at the Hanoi World Cultural Festival. Photo: Minh Phuong

The Hanoi World Culture Festival will feature many experiential, performance and interactive activities with 45 national cultural spaces, 34 international culinary booths, 23 domestic and foreign art troupes, 12 units introducing books and publications, and 22 units and organizations participating in the international film screening program.

The international national costume show "Heritage Footsteps", taking place on the evening of October 11 with nearly 100 traditional costumes diverse in color, material and pattern, promises to be the richest and most spectacular international national costume show ever in Vietnam.

The organizers will auction some collections to raise funds to support people severely affected by storms and floods.

From October 11 to 12, visitors can visit booths from China, Korea, Japan, the US, Russia, France, Iran, Angola, Laos, the Philippines..., discovering the characteristics of history, art, language, costumes and customs of each country.

In addition, at the Food Quarter, visitors can explore multinational cuisine and participate in culinary workshops to learn about typical dishes of many different cultures.

The World Culture Festival in Hanoi is open to the public on October 11 and 12. The closing ceremony will take place from 8-9:30 p.m. on October 12.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/thu-tuong-pham-minh-chinh-du-khai-mac-le-hoi-van-hoa-the-gioi-tai-ha-noi-196251011001941482.htm