Cities and provinces nationwide are offering various tours and activities to attract visitors during the upcoming five-day holiday on the occasion of the Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30) and International May Day (May 1).

VOV.VN - A special art programme was held in Santiago de Cuba on April 22 evening (local time) to celebrate 60 years of the Cuban Committee for Solidarity with South Vietnam, and 50 years of leader Fidel Castro’s first visit to Vietnam.

The Ministry of Transport has set a goal of completing three component projects of the North-South Expressway Project before April 30, which is the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang has met with three Swiss nationals who flew the flag of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam on top of Notre Dame Cathedral Paris on January 18 - 19, 1969, to protest the war and advocate peace for the Vietnamese people.

A ceremony to celebrate the 92nd anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU), the 48th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day, and the 73rd anniversary of Vietnam-Russia diplomatic relations was held by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) on March 25 in Moscow.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi VPBank International Marathon (VPIM) 2023, an annual international sporting event held in the capital, is scheduled to take place on October 8 and attract the participation of around 10,000 local and foreign runners.

Cuban Ambassador to Vietnam Orlando Nicolás Hernández Guillén held a working session with authorities of the central province of Quang Tri on February 27 to discuss activities marking the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s visit to the liberated area in the south of Vietnam (September 1973).

VOV.VN - The candidates for the Vietnam Golden Ball Awards 2022 were announced on January 27 by Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper.

The Vietnamese Party, State and people appreciate its faithful relationship with fraternal Lao counterparts in the past struggle for national liberation and current national development, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.

VOV.VN - Streets throughout the capital have been adorned with national flags and banners, creating a joyful atmosphere across the city to mark the 68th anniversary of Hanoi’s liberation which occurred on October 10, 1954.