VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held meetings in Hanoi on August 19 with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan on the occasion of the later's state visit to Vietnam.

The course of the Vietnamese revolution and the victory of the August Revolution provided profound lessons for the struggles for independence of nations across the globe, affirmed Dr. Ruvislei González Saez, Vice President of the Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Association.

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2), an exhibition of large-scale lacquer paintings entitled “Spring of Independence” opened at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on August 18.

The birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) on September 2, 1945 was a turning point not only for Vietnam but also for the whole of Indochina, stated Jorge Kreyness, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Argentina.

VOV.VN - Many residents of the capital lined up to experience a double-decker train named “Hà Nội 5 cửa ô” (Five Gates Train) which debuted on August 19 on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese spiker Bich Tuyen has withdrawn from the national team for family reasons on August 19, just one day before the squad departs for Thailand to compete in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship.

Viettel IDC, a subsidiary of the Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel), officially launched its international cloud computing brand Vcloudia in Cambodia.

VOV.VN - The Criminal Police Department of Da Nang City Police announced on August 19 the arrest of two Chinese nationals currently under investigation for property theft in the city.

Construction of the An Khanh Data Centre and the Viettel Research & Development Centre began on August 19, part of a nationwide campaign to mark the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, which sees 250 projects launched or inaugurated simultaneously across 34 provinces and cities.

Bhutanese Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck and Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet, spouse of State President Luong Cuong, paid a visit to Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi on August 19 to offer incense and discover the nearly 1,500-year-old spiritual landmark.