VOV.VN - It has been 79 years since President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Since then, Independence Day celebrations have always been a sacred part of Vietnamese people's memories.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang, Ambassador Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UNESCO, and staff of Vietnamese representative offices in the country recently offered incense at the embassy in commemoration of President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the late leader’s 55th death anniversary, and the 79th anniversary of the National Day.

President Ho Chi Minh’s Testament is an important historical document, which charts a path for the Vietnamese nation and shows the late President’s hopes for Vietnam and the world situation, according to British researcher of Vietnamese politics and history Kyril Whittaker.

VOV.VN - According to Dr. Nguyen Thi Lien, lecturer of History of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the history of the Vietnamese nation is the history of a resilient and persistent people in the struggle for national construction and defense.

VOV.VN - Located in Hanoi, there is a special museum that keeps Testament and other memorabilia of Ho Chi Minh, the great leader of the Vietnamese nation.

President Ho Chi Minh was a great leader who had a comprehensive vision and made wholehearted devotion to the Vietnamese people and nation, Douangmixay Likaya, a Lao writer described the Vietnamese leader, who he met in 1959 when the 78-year-old writer and musician was studying in Vietnam.

A national exhibition entitled “The Testament of President Ho Chi Minh – Everlasting Value and Vitality” opened at the Presidential Palace complex in Hanoi on August 30.

Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai received visiting General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) Doraisamy Raja on August 30.

VOV.VN - Bhutan's first private airline Bhutan Airlines is set to officially launch a direct air route between Ho Chi Minh City and Paro city of Bhutan from 2025.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Business Association hosted a ceremony on August 29 to present the title "Ho Chi Minh City Green Business 2024" to 98 local firms.