VOV.VN - The second Hanoi autumn festival is scheduled to take place at dedicated areas around Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake from September 12 to September 15, aiming to promote both the capital’s autumn destinations and tourism products.

President Ho Chi Minh, his role in the national liberation movements in Africa, and the Vietnam - Morocco relations were the focus of a workshop held in Rabat capital on May 31.

It is hard to see national liberation, reunification or path through peace and independence of Vietnam as a nation without the presence of President Ho Chi Minh and the stamp of his personality, British historian John Callow has said in a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 134th birthday the later leader.

Vietnam, the first nation to rise to liberation to regain national sovereignty from world powers, was the model for colonial countries to follow, Prof. Daho Djerbal, a historian and lecturer at University of Algiers-Bouzareah, said in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory.

VOV.VN - Fireworks are set to illuminate the skies over six venues across the capital from 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on October 10 as a way of marking its 70th Liberation Day, as decided on April 23 by the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang arrived in Caracas on April 17 (local time), beginning his three-day official visit to Venezuela at the invitation of the government of Venezuela.

The central city of Da Nang’s Hai Chau district is set to pilot a pedestrian street on the western bank of the Han River in the end of April, on the occasion of the National Liberation Day (April 30) and May 1.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines announced on April 11 that it will add more than 100 domestic and international flights to its schedule, equivalent to over 15,000 flights, to serve the increasing travel demand during Liberation Day on April 30 and May Day on May 1.

VOV.VN - Both domestic and foreign visitors to Hanoi on Capital Liberation Day (October 10) this year will be treated to a wide range of activities put on by the local tourism industry, including a spectacular fireworks display.

The Dien Bien Phu Victory had a strong impact on the struggle against colonialism of peoples around the world, according to General Secretary of the Brazil–Vietnam Friendship Association Pedro De Oliveira.