Havana, Sept. 17 -- The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba celebrated the 80th National Day (September 2) with a ceremony held on September 16, drawing hundreds of Cuban officials, representatives of the diplomatic corps, international friends, and Vietnamese people in the Caribbean nation.

Participants watched a documentary tracing Vietnam's 80-year journey of nation-building, protection, and development with historic milestones and major socio-economic achievements.

Speaking at the event, Ambassador Le Quang Long emphasised the historic significance of September 2, 1945, when President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square, marking the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Viet...