VOV.VN - The Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP) and the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba jointly held a ceremony to celebrate Vietnam’s 79th National Day, the 55th anniversary of implementing President Ho Chi Minh’s Testament, and the 55th anniversary of his passing, in Havana on September 2.

VOV.VN - A high-altitude fireworks display at the end of the Saigon River Tunnel area lit up the sky over Ho Chi Minh City on September 2 evening, fascinating both local residents and visitors in celebration of Vietnam’s 79th National Day.

The ideology of President Ho Chi Minh features profound content that could be summarised in the words of “independence, freedom, and happiness”, said US-based lawyer Trinh Quoc Thien.

VOV.VN - The Party Committee and Command of the Military Region 7 held an inaugural ceremony of the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial on September 2 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - The capital city of Hanoi and the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City have become more peaceful and quiet during the National Day holiday amid large numbers of local people travelling away from urban areas for the occasion.

VOV.VN - Thousands of people flocked to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on September 2 as they came to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on National Day.

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President Ho Chi Minh’s Testament is an important historical document, which charts a path for the Vietnamese nation and shows the late President’s hopes for Vietnam and the world situation, according to British researcher of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