Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC)

Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) occupies 799 Nguyen Van Linh Parkway in Tan My Ward, in the Phu My Hung urban area of District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, about 15 minutes from the city centre. It was built in 2006 and expanded on 26 April 2022 at a cost of VND 1.158 trillion, a project that made it the largest exhibition and convention facility in southern Vietnam; it remains the south's principal trade-show venue. The centre is owned by Saigontourist Group with Phu My Hung Corporation and operated by Saigon Exhibition and Convention J.V. Co., Ltd. Its four exhibition halls total 40,000 sqm, and the complex also contains a convention zone for meetings and corporate events, a weddings and events area, a culinary fair area of restaurants and cafes, and 15,000 to 20,000 sqm of outdoor space. The conference zone seats more than 2,000, and the four zones together can hold up to 10,000 people. The design is by Nikken Sekkei, and the halls are arranged around the large outdoor exhibition yard so that heavy exhibits and outdoor booths can sit alongside the indoor trade floors. SECC has won Vietnam's Best Convention Center at the World MICE Awards from 2021 to 2023 and the ASEAN MICE Venue award in 2024, and hosts events from Vietnam Foodexpo to Miss Universe Vietnam and K-pop concerts. Tan Son Nhat International Airport is about 45 minutes away, metro lines 6, 7 and 10 are planned to connect directly with a station roughly 700 m away, and bus routes already serve Nguyen Van Linh Parkway.