VOV.VN - A memorial plague dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam was inaugurated in Chrastava city, the Czech Republic, on May 19, marking the 135th birth anniversary of the Vietnamese president (1890 – 2025) and the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries (1950 – 2025).

A solemn ceremony was held on May 19 at the President Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site in Nachok village, Muang district, Nakhon Phanom province, northeastern Thailand, to mark the 135th birth anniversary of the late Vietnamese leader.

Claudio De Negri, Secretary of the Chilean Communist Party’s Central Committee still vividly remembers the melody of the "Ballad of Ho Chi Minh" that he and thousands of Chileans sang in the main square of Santiago de Chile during a march in support of Vietnam in the late 1960s.

Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau (China) Le Duc Hanh has presented the Tai Kwun heritage site with an English edition of the book "Nguyen Ai Quoc case in Hong Kong 1931–1933", published in 2006 by the National Political Publishing House and the Ho Chi Minh Museum.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland hosted a ceremony on May 18 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of national reunification (April 30, 1975 - 2025) and President Ho Chi Minh's 135th birthday (May 19, 1890 - 2025).

Major Mexican newspapers on May 18 (local time) ran features celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Mexico as well as the 135th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2025).

People always held the most important position in all of President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology and concerns, stated Kusum Jain, chairwoman of the Indo-Vietnam Solidarity Committee (IVSC).

Dr. Sandra Scagliotti, a researcher on Vietnam and Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Italy’s Turin and Genoa cities, has shared her heartfelt reflections about the enduring legacy of President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the late Vietnamese leader’s 135th birthday.

President Ho Chi Minh, not only a great patriot of the Vietnamese people but also a revered leader of the global revolutionary movement and the international communist cause, according to Poldi Sosa Schmidt, chairwoman of the Argentina-Vietnam Cultural Institute.

A solemn flower-laying ceremony at President Ho Chi Minh's monument and a symposium on his ideology on peace, independence, freedom and happiness have taken place in Zalaegerszeg city, Hungary, to celebrate his 135th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890–2025).