Speaking at the gala night, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai said that Vietnam started as an agricultural country. Rice is not only the main food source of Vietnamese people, but rice is also one of the sources of Vietnamese civilization and culture.
With that in message, Ho Chi Minh City welcomes distinguished guests to Vietnam, to Ho Chi Minh City, to the ITE HCMC 2022 with a gala night themed "The Essence of Vietnamese Rice".
The programme includes special art performances, such as the performance of Vietnamese traditional Ao Dai by designer Sy Hoang; followed by dance performances, medleys about rice, and an inspirational video about the "Essence of Vietnamese rice", recreating a picture of a country full of love.
After 15 years of continuous innovation and creativity, the ITE HCMC 2022 continues to affirm its brand as one of the prestigious, international and top quality annual international travel fairs in Vietnam and the Asia region.
The expo is not only for the purpose of introducing and promoting the image of typical tourist destinations, products and services of Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, to the press, international and domestic tourism businesses, but also creating opportunities for tourism businesses to find partners to exchange business cooperation as well as opportunities to introduce and promote tourism products and services to domestic and international tourists.