The Havana International Book Fair is the largest book festival in the Latin American region, organized annually by the Cuban people. Every year, it serves as a meeting point for publishing organizations and writers from around the world.

Representatives of the Vietnamese Government and AgriVMA, a Vietnamese enterprise engaged in rice production, have handed over 250 tonnes of rice as non-refundable aid to Cuba under an agreement between Viet Nam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and Cuba’s Ministry of Agriculture.

A delegation from the Department of Publishing, Printing, and Distribution under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam, together with representatives of the Executive Committee of the Viet Nam Writers’ Association, paid a working visit to the headquarters of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) in Havana on February 12.

On February 2, the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba held a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in the park bearing his name in the capital city of Havana, marking the 96th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (February 3, 1930 – 2026) and celebrating the successful conclusion of the 14th National Party Congress.

President Luong Cuong on February 3 received Rodriguez Parrilla, Politburo member, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Special Envoy of the Communist Party and the State of Cuba, who is on working trip to Viet Nam.

Viet Nam is deeply concerned about a new measure announced by the US to impose additional tariffs on goods from countries supplying oil to Cuba which will have serious impacts on Cuba’s economic and social activities as well as the lives of its people, Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on February 2.

International partners of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee have sent letters of congratulations to the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), expressing friendship and cooperation and keen interest in this important political event. The letters also showed strong confidence that the Congress would be a great success.

Major Cuban media outlets, including Prensa Latina, ACN, Juventud Rebelde and Granma – the official organ of the Communist Party of Cuba – have given extensive coverage of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV), highlighting the Party’s leadership role in guiding Viet Nam into a new stage of development.

The e-newspaper of Cuba’s Latin American News Agency Prensa Latina has launched a special column entitled “The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Viet Nam” to disseminate official information about this important polical event to international readers.

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam To Lam and State President Luong Cuong on December 31 jointly sent a congratulatory message to First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Caribbean country's National Day (January 1, 1959 – January 1, 2026).

Viet Nam Television (VTV), in collaboration with Cubavisión Internacional (CVI), will air a special documentary series titled “Cuba and Viet Nam: Brothers by Choice” to mark the 65th anniversary of bilateral ties.

Cuba will maintain its tradition of educational cooperation with Viet Nam by offering 15 full scholarships to Vietnamese students for the 2026–2027 academic year, the Cuban Government has announced.

 A seminar on the Party’s leadership in ensuring macroeconomic stability, renewing the growth model, restructuring the economy and promoting international integration was held virtually on December 11.

A ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Cuba (December 2, 1960 –2025) was held on December 9 in Ho Chi Minh City by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations and the Consulate General of Cuba in the southern city.

Hoang Gia Viet Food Joint Stock Company officially signed an international economic joint venture contract on agricultural production with Alquizar Agricultural Company under Artemisa’s Agroforestry Business Group at the headquarters of the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture on December 5, in the framework of bilateral economic cooperation promotion.

An exhibition opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Ha Noi on December 5, spotlighting the faithful friendship shared by the Vietnamese and Cuban peoples.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung met staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in La Habana on December 3 (local time) during his working visit to Cuba.

Viet Nam stands ready to assist Cuba in promoting digital transformation in journalism activities, member of the Party Central Committee (PCC), Deputy Head of the PCC's Commission of Communication-Education and Mass Mobilisation, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Viet Nam Journalists’ Association (VJA) Le Quoc Minh told Jorge Legañoa Alonso, President of Cuba’s Prensa Latina news agency.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Ha Noi on December 1 for President of Cuba’s Prensa Latina news agency Jorge Legañoa Alonso, who is in Viet Nam on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly’s 80th session discussed and adopted the annual resolution entitled “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial, and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba” at the UN headquarters in New York on October 28-29.