The Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) hosted an awards ceremony in Havana on July 4 for the national competition on the Vietnam – Cuba friendship, commemorating 65 years of the diplomatic ties (December 2, 1960–2025) and marking the Friendship Year between the two countries.

Vietnam’s revolutionary press, founded by President Ho Chi Minh, was inspired by his ideology and practice in journalism, deeply rooted in Marxism-Leninism, and adapted to the nation's historical context, said Director of the Cuban News Agency (ACN) Norland Rosendo Gonzalez.

On the occasion of the 135th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2025), Cuba’s leading media outlets and national broadcasters published extensive coverage paying tribute to the legacy of the late Vietnamese leader, while reaffirming the special bond between the Cuban and Vietnamese peoples.

In a bid to diversify its economic partnership, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel held a meeting on May 16 with a delegation of Vietnamese businesses led by the Thai Binh Group.

VOV.VN - Cuba’s Cubavisión Internacional television channel recently aired a nearly 30-minute segment analyzing Vietnam’s impressive economic progress, describing the country as one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia.

Ambassadors of countries in Vietnam have extended their congratulations to the Party, State and people of Vietnam on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - 2025).

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz has praised Vietnam’s rice aid and expressed his gratitude for its technical support in helping the Caribbean nation move toward self-sufficiency in this food source.

Cuban scholars have highlighted the special, unwavering, and rare relationship between the fraternal nations of Cuba and Vietnam at a seminar marking 65 years of the two countries' friendship.

Vietnam’s resistance war against the US for national salvation was brought to life through emotive artworks at the exhibition “Vietnam, Victory!”, which opened at Galería Tomy in Havana, Cuba on April 21.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with Rolando González, President of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino) and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power, in Uzbekistan on April 6 afternoon.