Celebrating National Day September 2: 80 years of the Journey of Independence - Freedom

In that spirit, Can Tho Newspaper and Radio and Television respectfully introduce to readers special television programs on the occasion of this important event.

Forces participating in the A80 parade conducted a preliminary rehearsal at Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi on the evening of August 27. Photo: baochinhphu.vn

National Day Parade

The parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (A80) took place at 6:30 a.m. on September 2 at Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi. The program was broadcast live on Vietnam Television (VTV), local stations, social media platforms, etc.

The A80 parade was organized by the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam , the National Assembly, the President, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and Hanoi City. There were 6 forces participating in the parade, including: Traditional Torchbearer and Fire Guard; Ceremonial Artillery Force; Air Force flying salute; Parade and marching force; Background force; Formation and letter formation force. Of which, the parade and marching force had 4 honorary blocks; 43 blocks representing the people's armed forces; foreign military blocks; Military vehicles, artillery, special police vehicles; Sea parade force; 12 mass parade blocks; 1 Culture - Sports block.

VTV also announced a live broadcast of the A80 Parade on VTV1 from 6:00 to 9:15 a.m. on September 2. Specifically, from 6:00 to 6:25 a.m., the atmosphere before the Anniversary Ceremony, parade, and march will be broadcast live; from 6:25 to 8:45 a.m. is the Anniversary Ceremony, parade, and march. After the ceremony, VTV1 will broadcast live the National Day celebration atmosphere and behind-the-scenes stories of the rehearsals and preparations for the A80 Anniversary Ceremony, parade, and march.

VTV informs domestic TV channels and electronic newspapers to rebroadcast and broadcast live on social networks. The unit requests that the units rebroadcast intact, and at the same time, the program, through the existing VTV1 channel transmission infrastructure, not cover or replace VTV's logo.

In particular, with the approval of VTV, CGV cinema system will broadcast live at the theater the entire program of the Anniversary Ceremony, parade, and A80 parade. With CGV's cinematic quality sound and images, the audience will clearly feel the solemn and heroic atmosphere in the capital Hanoi. CGV will deploy live broadcasting at many key cinema clusters nationwide, especially in major cities such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho City, Da Nang City, Hai Phong City... to serve the public. Audiences can go to CGV cinema clusters to watch completely free of charge.

National Concert "What Remains" 2025

The national concert program “Dieu con mai” is organized by VietNamNet Newspaper periodically on the afternoon of September 2 every year, maintained for the past 14 years. This year, “Dieu con mai” will be held at Ho Guom Theater, Hanoi Capital, broadcast live on VTV1 channel at 2 p.m.

The national concert “What remains forever” 2025 will bring carefully selected vocal and instrumental performances, with musician Tran Manh Hung as music director. The program will take the audience on a journey of 80 years of the country through music. The audience will travel from North to South through the songs: “Song Lo”, “Huong ve Ha Noi”, “Bai ca Ha Noi”, “Gui em chioc con tho”, “Nha Trang mua thu lai ve”, “Gio vong ban phuong”, “Sai Gon lam dep”, “Hue - Sai Gon - Ha Noi”, “A lap Viet Nam”... This is the first time the Ministry of Ethnic Minorities and Religions has participated in the organization, so the program “What remains forever” will have more melodies with strong national colors such as “Song Dak Krong mua xuan ve”, “Tieng hat giu rung Pac Bo”, Cham folk songs Pa Thei Mai, folk songs and Hue royal court music...

The program has the participation of famous artists such as Hong Nhung, Tung Duong, Meritorious Artist Lan Anh, Meritorious Artist Le Giang... and young artists such as Ha An Huy, Dinh Trang, Bach Tra, Viet Danh, cellist Phan Do Phuc, young pianist Luong Khanh Nhi... This is the second year that the Sun Symphony Orchestra (SSO) under the command of French conductor Olivier Ochanine participates in "What remains forever".

Can Tho City organizes many cultural and artistic activities to celebrate National Day September 2. Photo: DUY KHOI

“Seeds of Happiness” broadcast simultaneously in Vietnam and Cuba

The program “VTV Special” with the documentary “Seeds of Happiness” will be broadcast at 8:10 p.m. on September 2, 2025 on VTV1 and simultaneously on Cubavisión - Cuba National Television. This is a special television highlight on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of National Day on September 2.
This documentary film, produced by VTV and made in Cuba, reenacts the journey of bringing Vietnamese rice varieties to Cuba, contributing to strengthening the special friendship between the two countries. It is the story of Vietnam transferring special rice varieties, including CT16 rice variety, to Cuba, demonstrating the spirit of sharing and the rare deep and loyal friendship between the two peoples.
With a duration of 60 minutes, the film helps the audience understand more about the journey of CT16 rice growing and flourishing in the fields of the distant land of Pinar del Río. Director Nguyen Duc De said that this is a documentary without commentary, telling the story through images, sounds and sharing of the characters.

Can Tho City fireworks to celebrate National Day September 2

Can Tho City will organize a Meeting and Art Program to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2025) and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025) on the evening of September 2, broadcast live on Can Tho Newspaper and Radio and Television.
Specifically, the meeting program will start at 7:00 p.m., at the main stage - Tay Do Park, Hung Phu ward.
Then, scheduled at 8:00 p.m., there will be a grandly invested, artistic art program, in the form of a live television bridge. The end of the art program will be a fireworks display, scheduled at 9:30 p.m.
The art program and fireworks display are held at 3 locations: Tay Do Park (Hung Phu Ward), Xa No Park (Vi Tan Ward) and Urban Area 5A (Phu Loi Ward).

DANG HUYNH

Source: https://baocantho.com.vn/mung-quoc-khanh-2-9-80-nam-hanh-trinh-doc-lap-tu-do-hanh-phuc-a190338.html