Laos celebrated a milestone moment as a major ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of its National Day unfolded at That Luang Square in Vientiane on December 2 morning.

State President Luong Cuong on October 12 sent a message of congratulations to King Felipe VI on the occasion of the National Day of Spain.

The Embassy of Viet Nam in China solemnly held a ceremony in Beijing on September 19 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (September 2, 1945 – 2025).

The national achievement exhibition highlights the profound significance of uniting national strength with that of the times and the close coordination between central and local authorities as well as between the State and the private sector, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said in his closing remarks on the evening of September 15.

The national exhibition themed “80-Year Journey of Independence – Freedom – Happiness” wrapped up on September 15 at the National Exposition Centre in Dong Anh commune, Ha Noi.

At the 2025 2025 Festival of Humanity held in the suburbs of Paris from September 12 to 14, numerous French and international friends extended congratulations and expressed admiration for the great achievements of the Vietnamese people in the 80-year journey of struggle for independence, freedom, and national reunification, as well as development and international integration.

Key Vietnamese leaders have extended congratulations to leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the 77th anniversary of its National Day (September 9).

The Viet Nam – Greece Days took place from September 4 - 6 in the city of Edessa to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Viet Nam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025) and the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Nearly 14 million foreign tourists visited Viet Nam in the first eight months of 2025, up by 21.7% year-on-year, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

In the solemn and emotional atmosphere of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of National Day on September 2, a special supplement of Nhan Dan Newspaper was distributed to a wide range of citizens, officials, lecturers, and students. Each copy was not only a journalistic publication but also a spiritual gift, evoking national pride.

On September 2 (local time), on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Viet Nam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 – September 2, 2025), the Embassy of Viet Nam in Cuba, in coordination with the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP), solemnly held a ceremony to offer flowers in remembrance of President Ho Chi Minh in Havana.

On September 2, Cambodian newspapers and media simultaneously published articles on the parade marking the 80th anniversary of Viet Nam’s National Day, as well as the visit to Ha Noi by the high-level Cambodian delegation to mark the occasion.

Dr. Enzo Sim Hong Chun at the Penang Institute in Malaysia has highlighted Viet Nam’s historic path to independence and its continued achievements, stressing that self-reliance and resilience have been the two defining elements throughout the nation’s development.

Viet Nam’s struggle for independence has inspired many people, even those in the US, American social activist Juliet Ucelli said in an interview granted to Viet Nam News Agency correspondents in New York on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of Viet Nam (September 2).

A ceremony was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 2 to mark the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day of Viet Nam (September 2).

On September 2, Ha Thi Nga, Member of the Party Central Committee and Vice Chairwoman of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Central Committee, received Robert Griffiths, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain, on the occasion of the party delegation attending the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the August Revolution and Viet Nam’s National Day (September 2).

Authorities of communes and wards across Ha Noi have distributed gifts to citizens on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day, September 2.

On September 2 (local time), at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), Viet Nam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 3, together with a Working Delegation of the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security, solemnly held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (September 2, 1945 – September 2, 2025).

Ha Noi received around 2.08 million visitors during the four-day National Day holidays from August 30 to September 2, three times higher than the figure in the same period last year, the municipal Department of Tourism reported.

The successful August Revolution on August 19, 1945 and the birth of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam on September 2, 1945 were a great turning point in its history, marking the beginning of a new era - the era of national independence linked with the freedom and happiness of the Vietnamese people, according to General Secretary of the Egyptian Communist Party Salah Adly.