International media impressed with Vietnam National Day Celebration

The celebration, parade and march on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the success of the August Revolution and National Day on September 2nd were solemnly held at Ba Dinh Square and several streets of Hanoi, attracting great attention from the international media.

Veterans participate in the parade. (Photo: AP)

Immediately after the celebration ended, many major Swiss news sites published articles praising Vietnam’s achievements over the past 80 years. Titled “Vietnam celebrates 80 years of independence with large-scale parade”, the article on SwissInfo emphasized that the parade and march to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day not only demonstrated military strength, but also demonstrated the heroic journey of building and defending the country through countless challenges. The article also expressed its impression of many Vietnamese people camping overnight on the streets to ensure a good seat to watch the celebration.

In the article on the Linth-Zeitung website, the author mentioned Ba Dinh Square, the historical site where President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam 80 years ago. On the eve of this celebration attended by many international guests, the capital Hanoi was decorated with many red flags with yellow stars. The author emphasized that for Vietnam, this celebration is an opportunity to be proud of the achievements in the journey of building the country, with a growth rate of more than 7% by 2024.

Russia's TASS news agency reported that in addition to senior Vietnamese leaders, the program to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and Vietnam's National Day was attended by members of high-ranking foreign delegations from Russia, Belarus, China, Cuba and Cambodia... Many models of modern weapons and military equipment appeared in the parade, including advanced missile technology, tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored vehicles, electronic warfare vehicles...

Meanwhile, Kommersant published an article titled “Vietnam celebrates 80th Independence Day with a huge military parade”, stating that this was the biggest military parade in decades. The streets of Hanoi were filled with people carrying flags, most of them wearing red shirts. The parade displayed the latest military hardware.

Newspapers such as The Straits Times of Singapore, New Straits Times of Malaysia, The Laotian Times of Laos, Granma newspaper - the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Cuba, ... to Reuters, AP, AFP, Al Jazeera, ... all emphasized that the parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day is not only a large-scale performance, but also an opportunity for Vietnam to affirm its historical mark and current development path.

On this occasion, Argentina's leading television channel, Argentina Telefe, on September 1 broadcast a special 60-minute report in the column "Por el Mundo - Around the World ", introducing the country and people of Vietnam. The trip to the Tam Coc-Bich Dong countryside of Ninh Binh and the capital Hanoi by the experienced character brought to the audience vivid images of the landscape, culture and daily life in Vietnam, the jubilant celebration atmosphere, brilliant with the colors of the red flag with yellow star. The film crew noted the warm, friendly, open and hospitable welcome of the Vietnamese people...

★ On the morning of September 2, the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos organized a live broadcast of the military parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day. At the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Party Committee in Cambodia organized an online viewing of the military parade to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, looking towards the capital Hanoi, witnessing the emotional, heroic and proud moments of the Vietnamese people.

Also on the morning of September 2, overseas Vietnamese living, studying and working in Japan watched the 80th Anniversary of Vietnam National Day live on large television screens.

On September 2, the Vietnamese Embassy in China coordinated with the Vietnamese community in Beijing to organize a rally to celebrate the 80th anniversary of National Day on September 2.

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