World

President Ho Chi Minh in eyes of foreign friends

Park Chan Kyon, a journalist in the Republic of Korea who worked for French news agency AFP for 35 years, has expressed his admiration for late President Ho Chi Minh’s endless love for the Vietnamese people.
President Ho Chi Minh in eyes of foreign friends ảnh 1President Ho Chi Minh (File photo)

Hanoi (VNA) - Park Chan Kyon, a journalist in the Republic of Korea who worked for French news agency AFP for 35 years, has expressedhis admiration for late President Ho Chi Minh’s endless love for the Vietnamesepeople.

Park told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) that helearned about President Ho from his father’s stories about a leader who devotedhis life and efforts to national independence and reunification.

After reading books on the President, thejournalist decided to travel to Vietnam with his wife after Vietnam and theRepublic of Korea (RoK) established diplomatic ties in 1992.

President Ho is the symbol of the relentless strugglesfor national independence and the reunification of the Vietnamese people, hestressed.

He cited documents newly found in Paris as saying thatthe President had befriended some Korean Provisional Government officials in1920.

The Vietnamese leader took a long trip from Chongqingto Shanghai (China) to meet his Korean friends and congratulate them after theKorean Peninsula was liberated from the Japanese fascists at the end of WorldWar II, he added.

A Korean who loves Vietnam, Park wants to joinVietnamese people in celebrating President Ho’s 130th birthday (May 19), hesaid.

Vice president for the Americas and the Caribbean from the International DemocraticWomen's Federation, Elizabeth Tortosa, who is the wife of secretary-general of theCommunist Party of Venezuela Jesus Faria Tortosa, shared her memoryabout her meeting with President Ho Chi Minh in 1965.

Elizabeth arrived in Vietnam as part of a campaign for the release ofher husband who was in bad health in prison. She recalled that during themeeting with President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, the President inquired about herhusband’s health and expressed his support of the solidarity campaign for hisrelease.

“I was impressed by the simple style, the wisdom and the revolutionarymodesty of the President,” Elizabeth said.

According to her, the meeting was one of the biggest political lessonsfor her, and President Ho Chi Minh was among great revolutionary leaders of the20th century. /.

VNA
#President Ho Chi Minh #Park Chan Kyon #national independence and reunification #Korean Peninsula #Venezuela #Vietnam #VietnamPlus
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Party, State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

Party, State leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

A delegation of the Party Central Committee, the State President, the National Assembly, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee on May 18 paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the late President’s 130th birthday (May 19, 1890-2020).
Foreign articles spotlight late President’s life, dedication

Foreign articles spotlight late President’s life, dedication

Artistic Director and founder of Bangladesh’s Turongomi Repertory Dance Theatre Pooja Sengupta shared the Bangladeshi people’s sentiment for President Ho Chi Minh while the Ciudad Caracas newspaper of Venezuela highlighted the late leader’s enormous contributions to Vietnam’s revolution in recent articles.

See more

The newborn pygmy hippopotamus “Nong Moo Daeng” at Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo (Photo: pattayamail.com)

Thailand: Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo debuts newborn pygmy hippo

The name “Nong Moo Daeng” received the highest number of votes among five shortlisted names, securing its place as the calf’s official name. The result indicates strong public engagement and growing interest in wildlife cared for by the national zoo network.

Illustrative image (Photo: straitstimes.com)

Malaysia to tighten EV imports

The Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry issued a circular to car importers with new regulations that effectively increase the minimum retail price of fully imported EVs and also increase the minimum power output for such models.

E-commerce giant Amazon cuts jobs in Singapore

E-commerce giant Amazon cuts jobs in Singapore

The move marks a change in direction for Amazon.sg, which launched in 2019 to provide Singapore customers with a localised storefront offering local currency and payment options, Singapore-specific deals and Prime membership benefits.

Illustrative photo (Photo: freemalaysiatoday.com)

Malaysia maintains growth momentum in first quarter of 2026

BNM said domestic investment activity will be driven by progress in multi-year projects in both the public and private sectors, implementation of new smaller-scale public projects, strong realisation of approved investments, and the continued rollout of national master plans.

The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde on May 6. (Photo: AP)

Singapore places two suspected Hantavirus patients in isolation

Both are currently monitored and isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID). They are being tested for hantavirus. If they test negative for hantavirus, they will be quarantined for 30 days from the date of last exposure, as the majority of hantavirus cases are expected to become symptomatic within this period.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (R) shakes hand with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. (Photo: Bernama)

Malaysia promotes bilateral cooperation with Laos, Singapore

The discusssion between PM Anwar and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong focused on expediting the implementation of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and ensuring that the RTS Link project becomes operational by the end of this year.