To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 – April 30, 2025), the Central Military Commission – Ministry of National Defense directed Military Region 7 to organize a special artistic program titled “A Nation Rejoices”, broadcast live from Unification Hall at 8:00 PM on April 20, 2025.

The event was honored by the presence of:

Comrade Tô Lâm – General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission

Members of the Politburo:

• Comrade Nguyễn Hòa Bình – Member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister

• Comrade Nguyễn Trọng Nghĩa – Member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat, Head of the Central Commission for Propaganda and Mass Mobilization

• Comrade Phan Đình Trạc – Member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat, Head of the Central Commission for Internal Affairs

• Comrade Đỗ Văn Chiến – Member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front

• General Phan Văn Giang – Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, Minister of National Defense

• General Lương Tam Quang – Secretary of the Central Public Security Party Committee, Minister of Public Security

• Comrade Nguyễn Văn Nên – Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee

Leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, Army, and Central agencies:

• Comrade Nguyễn Minh Triết – Former President of Vietnam

• Comrade Nguyễn Tấn Dũng – Former Politburo Member, Former Prime Minister

• Comrade Lê Hồng Anh – Former Politburo Member, Former Permanent Member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat

• General Phạm Văn Trà – Former Minister of National Defense

• Comrade Lê Hoài Trung – Member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat, Chief of the Party Central Office

• Senior Lieutenant General Trịnh Văn Quyết – Chairman of the General Department of Politics, Vietnam People’s Army

• Comrade Trần Lưu Quang – Head of the Central Strategic Policy Committee

• Comrade Lê Minh Trí – Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court

• Comrade Trương Mỹ Hoa – Former Vice President

• Along with many current and former Central Committee members, Vice Presidents, Deputy Prime Ministers, Vice Chairpersons of the National Assembly, and leaders of the Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Public Security, Central agencies, and Ho Chi Minh City.

The performance brought together over 1,000 artists, performers, and soldiers from:

Military Theater

Military University of Culture and Arts

Military Ceremonial Ensemble

Community performers and students from dance and arts schools in Ho Chi Minh City

With special performances by: People’s Artist Thanh Thúy, singers Cẩm Vân, Tùng Dương, Vũ Thắng Lợi, and the ensemble “Call Me By Fire” cast.

A Nation Rejoices was a standout highlight in the grand celebration of the 50th anniversary of reunification — vividly portraying the heroic pages of Vietnam’s history and honoring the indomitable spirit of the Vietnamese people.