The April 30, 1975 victory is a source of strength for Vietnam’s development, Dr. G. Weerasinghe, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka assessed in an interview with a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in South Asia ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports has proposed setting off fireworks every Saturday evening, starting from April 19 to May 31 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification which falls on April 30.

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Vietnam in Venezuela paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on April 26 at his bust in Caracas in the lead up to the 47th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day on April 30 and ahead of the 132th birth anniversary of the late President.

An exhibition themed "Sketches of the Southern Resistance War" opened at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum on April 26.