An article published by Cuba’s Inter Press Service (IPS) on June 18 spotlighted the promising results of a unique rice cooperation model with Vietnam, as Cuba ramps up efforts to improve national food security.

A rice production cooperation project between Vietnam and Cuba launched more than two decades ago has generated positive results, becoming a model that should be expanded, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Quang Long.

A gathering of Vietnamese journalists and officials who once studied or worked in Cuba has been held in Hanoi to mark the 100th anniversary of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day, the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Year, and the 65th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

The Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital in partnership with Operation Smile and the General Hospital of Ba Vi district launched a free surgical programme for underprivileged children with deformities on June 3.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien hosted Cuban Ambassador Rogelio Polanco Fuentes and Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Choi Youngsam in Hanoi on May 27.

VOV.VN - The unique values of Vietnam’s traditional medicine drew significant attention at the International Congress on Biopharm Nonclinical Development (BioNCiD 2025), held in Varadero, Cuba, on May 25 - 26.

Representatives of authorities and international diplomatic corps in Cuba, the US, and Canada have visited the Vietnamese embassies there to pay homage to former President of Vietnam Tran Duc Luong.

VOV.VN - Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on May 22 announced an official mourning period from 6:00 a.m. on May 24 to midnight on May 25 (local time) in honor of former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Duc Luong.

Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen concluded a six-day visit to Cuba on May 22, aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in healthcare, particularly in biopharmaceuticals.

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.