With a stable political system, Viet Nam is doing everything it can to achieve its goal of becoming a developed, high-income country by 2045. This was the assessment of Clement Ngu, a journalist with Nikkei Asia, in an interview with the Viet Nam News Agency on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Viet Nam’s National Day (September 2, 1945 – September 2, 2025).
Citing this view, Clement Ngu highlighted Viet Nam’s victories over French colonialists and American imperialists, its determination to lift the nation out of poverty after years of war, and its present-day achievements on the international stage.
From being a food importer, Viet Nam has emerged as a major exporter of agricultural produce. In foreign affairs, the country has established itself as an active member of the international community, open to cooperation and playing a constructive role in global peace efforts. These achievements underscore Viet Nam’s ability to assert itself in an era of great-power competition, while turning such competition into an opportunity for national benefit.
Speaking to Nhan Dan’s correspondent in France, French historian Alain Ruscio said that September 2, 1945 was a “brilliant milestone” for the Vietnamese people, recognised worldwide for opening the path to decolonisation struggles. For the first time, the Vietnamese could take pride in being citizens of a free and independent nation.
Eric Lafon, Director of the Museum of Living History in Montreuil, home to the Ho Chi Minh Space, which preserves documents, photographs and artefacts about the revolutionary leader’s life and career, remarked that not only the Vietnamese people but also many French and international friends deeply admire President Ho Chi Minh, who devoted his life to the independence and freedom of Viet Nam and to the universal values of humanity.
In an interview with Nhan Dan’s correspondent in Thailand, Nguyen Van Xuyen, head of the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Site in Nakhon Phanom Province, said that every year in August and early September, overseas Vietnamese in north-eastern Thailand visit the memorial and share stories about the August Revolution of 1945. He affirmed that the Vietnamese community in Thailand always places steadfast trust in the leadership of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.
