The role of Vietnamese and Cuban women in their respective countries’ revolutions was highlighted during recent meetings between a visiting delegation of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and senior officials of Cuba.
Cuban journalist and writer Marta Rojas, a close friend of Vietnam who had witnessed the country’s struggle for national defence passed away on October 3.
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association have sent a solidarity message affirming strong support for Cuban people in the context that the Cuban Revolution is facing the most difficult time during its 60-year history due to impacts of economic siege and embargos and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 60th anniversary of Vietnam - Cuba diplomatic relations was celebrated on December 2 (1960 - 2020), with the special amity filled with outstanding milestones in mutual support, from Vietnam’s past struggle for national independence to the two nations’ current fight against COVID-19.
Former Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of the Party Central Committee Vu Khoan recounted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs his memories on the beginning of the Vietnam -Cuba friendship, which has been marked by loyalty and affinity, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations (December 2, 1960 – December 2, 2020).
A friendly get-together was hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on July 22 to mark the 67th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks (July 26, 1953), which Cubans view as the start of the Cuban Revolution.
The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City hosted a ceremony on January 17 to celebrate Cuba’s 60th Liberation Day with the participation of municipal leaders, representatives of the Cuban Consulate General and the Cuban community in the city.
Cuba is an example to developing countries, including Vietnam, in maintaining independence, sovereignty and national pride, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has affirmed.
A Vietnam-Cuba friendship school has been inaugurated in Santiago city, Santiago de Cuba province of Cuba for children with physical disability on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution (January 1).
Cuba is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution (January 1, 1959), which was significant to not only the country but also the whole Latin America in the 20th century.
A photography collection on Che Guevara and Fidel Castro were displayed in Hanoi on December 3 on the occasion of the delegation of the Union of Journalists of Cuba’s (UPEC) visit to Vietnam from December 2-8.
The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a get-together to on August 8 to mark the 65th anniversary of Cuba’s National Rebellion Day (July 26, 1953 – 2018).
A friendship gathering was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on July 27 to mark the 65th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks (July 26) which was viewed as the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
Vietnamese leaders on July 25 extended congratulations to their Cuban counterparts on the 65th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks (July 26, 1953) which the Cubans viewed as the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
A gathering took place in the southern province of Ba Ria–Vung Tau to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks (July 26, 1953) that Cubans view as the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
Vietnam on December 4 observed a day of national mourning for Fidel Castro to express condolences and gratitude to the revolutionary leader of Cuba, who passed away on November 25.
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