The program is directed by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and jointly organized by VOV's VTC News and the Institute of Information and Communications Technology (CDIT) under the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology. It marks the 81st anniversary of the August Revolution, August 19, National Day, September 2, and the 50th anniversary of the renaming of Saigon-Gia Dinh as Ho Chi Minh City.
The program is directed by the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and jointly organized by VOV's VTC News and the Institute of Information and Communications Technology (CDIT) under the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology. It marks the 81st anniversary of the August Revolution, August 19, National Day, September 2, and the 50th anniversary of the renaming of Saigon-Gia Dinh as Ho Chi Minh City.
From early morning, large crowds, many of them young people, form long queues outside the Independence Palace, and are eager to experience the VR program.
From early morning, large crowds, many of them young people, form long queues outside the Independence Palace, and are eager to experience the VR program.
VOV's Vice President Ngo Minh Hien and Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong talk ahead of the opening ceremony.
VOV's Vice President Ngo Minh Hien and Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Cuong talk ahead of the opening ceremony.
A young visitor writes down her feelings about the “Returning to the Sacred Moment” virtual reality program.
A young visitor writes down her feelings about the “Returning to the Sacred Moment” virtual reality program.
From right, VOV's Vice President Ngo Minh Hien, Tang Huu Phong, Deputy Head of the municipal Party Committee's Commission for Communication, Education and Mass Mobilisation, Nguyen Ngoc Nam, Director of VOV's Bureau in Ho Chi Minh City, and supermodel Thanh Hang at the event.
From right, VOV's Vice President Ngo Minh Hien, Tang Huu Phong, Deputy Head of the municipal Party Committee's Commission for Communication, Education and Mass Mobilisation, Nguyen Ngoc Nam, Director of VOV's Bureau in Ho Chi Minh City, and supermodel Thanh Hang at the event.
Nguyen Manh Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and Colonel and Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Nguyen Van Tau (Tu Cang).
Nguyen Manh Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and Colonel and Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Nguyen Van Tau (Tu Cang).
Delegates and veterans at the opening ceremony.
Delegates and veterans at the opening ceremony.
Delegates and KOLs at the event
Delegates and KOLs at the event
An art performance at the opening ceremony
An art performance at the opening ceremony
Delegates perform the opening ceremony.
Delegates perform the opening ceremony.
99-year-old Colonel and Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Nguyen Van Tau (Tu Cang) is among delegates experiencing the VR program.
99-year-old Colonel and Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Nguyen Van Tau (Tu Cang) is among delegates experiencing the VR program.
Colonel Tu Cang, a 99-year-old Hero of the People's Armed Forces, expressed joy after seeing a virtual reality recreation of President Ho Chi Minh reading the Declaration of Independence. “I’m very happy. I’m impressed that you have managed to recreate these scenes in virtual reality, making the historical moment so vivid. I was 17 when this event took place. At that time, I only had a sharpened bamboo stick, not guns or anything like that. But at that moment, President Ho Chi Minh said this was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity, and we must gain independence,” Mr. Cang said.
Colonel Tu Cang, a 99-year-old Hero of the People's Armed Forces, expressed joy after seeing a virtual reality recreation of President Ho Chi Minh reading the Declaration of Independence. “I’m very happy. I’m impressed that you have managed to recreate these scenes in virtual reality, making the historical moment so vivid. I was 17 when this event took place. At that time, I only had a sharpened bamboo stick, not guns or anything like that. But at that moment, President Ho Chi Minh said this was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity, and we must gain independence,” Mr. Cang said.
Children are excited about the program.
Children are excited about the program.
War veterans wait for their turn to take part in the experience.
War veterans wait for their turn to take part in the experience.
By noon, throngs of visitors still stand in line to join the event.
By noon, throngs of visitors still stand in line to join the event.