Hanoi, Aug. 22 -- The press centre for the exhibition on 80 years of national achievements was inaugurated in Hanoi on August 22, a tribute to the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

In his opening speech, Standing Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh stressed that over the past 80 years, under the clear-sighted leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Vietnamese people have written glorious chapters of history, from the August Revolution, the Dien Bien Phu victory that "resounded across five continents and shook the globe", to the Great Spring Victory of 1975 that reunified the country.

Vietnam's 80-year journey, he added, is also one of resilience and pro...