The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) held a solemn ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana on August 25 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Viet Nam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2025), showing the Caribbean nation’s special sentiment for Viet Nam.

After just six days since the 65-day fundraising campaign '65 Years of Viet Nam – Cuba Solidarity' was launched on August 13 by the Viet Nam Red Cross Society to support Cuba, more than 1.7 million contributors joined the efforts, raising nearly 339 billion VND (nearly 13 million USD).

The fundraising programme themed “65 Years of Viet Nam – Cuba Solidarity” had collected 249.9 billion VND (over 9.5 million USD) by noon on August 16, with more than 1.15 million contributions, nearly four times the set minimum target.

Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang held talks in Ha Noi on August 15 with Cuban Minister of the Interior Major General Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas, as the two sides reaffirmed their special friendship and discussed measures to deepen cooperation, particularly in cybersecurity.