In Pictures: Grand banquet marks 80th anniversary of National Day

On the evening of September 1, at the National Convention Centre, Party and State leaders hosted a grand banquet to mark the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (September 2, 1945 – September 2, 2025).

General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man performed the toast ritual at the banquet.
General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man performed the toast ritual at the banquet.

Attending the event were General Secretary To Lam and Spouse; former General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; State President Luong Cuong and Spouse; former State President Nguyen Minh Triet; former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and Spouse; former National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; Politburo member, Standing member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu; Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien; Politburo members, Secretaries of the Party Central Committee, Vice Presidents, Deputy Prime Ministers, Vice Chairpersons of the National Assembly, former leaders of the Party and State; members of the Central Steering Committee for major national anniversaries and important historical events; leaders and representatives of central-level committees, ministries, sectors, organisations, and provincial and municipal administrations.

Also present were Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, Heroes of the People’s Armed Forces, Labour Heroes, representatives of religions, ethnic minority communities, intellectuals, scientists, artists, youth, and outstanding overseas Vietnamese.

International delegates included the delegation of the Kingdom of Cambodia led by Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Senate and President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP); the delegation of the Communist Party and State of the Republic of Cuba led by First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez; the delegation of the Communist Party and State of China led by Zhao Leji, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China; the delegation of the State of Belarus led by Igor Sergeenko, Chairman of the House of Representatives; the delegation of the Party and State of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic led by Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith; the delegation of the Russian Federation led by First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev; representatives of political parties and governments of various countries, Ambassadors, Heads and Chief Representatives of international organisations in Viet Nam, and international friends.

State President Luong Cuong and Spouse attended the banquet.
State President Luong Cuong and Spouse attended the banquet.
First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and Spouse attended the banquet.
First Secretary and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez and Spouse attended the banquet.
Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, went to attend the banquet.
Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, went to attend the banquet.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People’s Party and President of the Cambodian Senate,went to attend the banquet.
Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People’s Party and President of the Cambodian Senate,went to attend the banquet.
Distinguished delegates to the banquet.
Distinguished delegates to the banquet.
International delegates to he banquet.
International delegates to he banquet.
Party and State leaders, former Party and State leaders, and distinguished delegates performed the flag-saluting ceremony at the banquet.
Party and State leaders, former Party and State leaders, and distinguished delegates performed the flag-saluting ceremony at the banquet.
Delegates performed the flag-saluting ceremony at the banquet.
Delegates performed the flag-saluting ceremony at the banquet.
Party and State leaders, former Party and State leaders, and distinguished delegates at the banquet.
Party and State leaders, former Party and State leaders, and distinguished delegates at the banquet.
State President Luong Cuong delivered remarks.
State President Luong Cuong delivered remarks.
Overview of the grand banquet marking the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.Overview of the grand banquet marking the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam.
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