Ambassador Do Hung Viet, Viet Nam’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has expressed deep sympathy over the challenges Cuba is facing, saying Viet Nam has been providing practical support in agriculture and energy to help ease difficulties for the Cuban people.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted an official welcome ceremony in Ha Noi on September 30 afternoon for Esteban Lazo Hernández, President of the National Assembly of People’s Power and President of the Council of State of Cuba, who is paying an official visit to Viet Nam.

General Trinh Van Quyet, Chairman of the General Department of Politics of the Viet Nam People’s Army had a meeting with visiting Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Corps General Álvaro López Miera in Ha Noi on September 3.

Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang hosted a welcome ceremony for Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Corps General Álvaro López Miera in Ha Noi on September 3.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez witnessed the exchange of bilateral cooperation documents, following their talks in Ha Noi on September 1.

The two sides agreed to closely coordinate in the implementation of measures for further strengthening bilateral ties, including promoting all-level mutual visits, realising high-level agreements, and enhancing the effectiveness of cooperation mechanisms between the countries.

Under Cuba’s blazing sun, Vietnamese rice expert Tran Thi Tham stood amid a sea of golden fields, eyeing the hefty rice stalks - her hard-fought victory alongside local farmers battling fuel shortages, power cuts, and outdated farming practices.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz Canel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6 (local time) on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS summit.