Ho Chi Minh City pledges to share expertise, stand with Cuba
A ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vienam and Cuba (December 2, 1960 –2025) was held on December 9 in Ho Chi Minh City by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations and the Consulate General of Cuba in the southern city. Speaking at the event, Consul General of Cuba in Ho Chi Minh City Ariadne Feo Labrada recalled that Cuba became the first nation in the Western Hemisphere to establish diplomatic ties with Vietnam on December 2, 1960. Since then, the two countries have cultivated a strong fraternal bond founded on their common struggle for independence and social justice, nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh and Leader Fidel Castro.
Vietnamese company invests in cashew cultivation in Cuba
The Hoang Gia Viet Food JSC of Vietnam has signed an economic cooperation contract with Alquizar, an agricultural company of the Artemisa Agroforestry Business Group, to cultivate cashew and short-cycle crops in Cuba. The signing ceremony in Havana on December 6 was witnessed by Cuban Deputy Minister of Agriculture Telcel Abdel Gonzalez, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Quang Long, and other senior officials from the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture.
Under the contract, the Vietnamese company will farm cashew and short-cycle crops such as peanut, black bean, mung bean, and soybean on an area of 2,000 ha in Artemisa province. It will provide materials, agricultural machinery, technical expertise, and technology while Cuba will supply land, labourers, and favourable conditions for the project.
Exhibition spotlights loyal friendship of Vietnam, Cuba
An exhibition opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi on December 5, spotlighting the faithful friendship shared by the Vietnamese and Cuban peoples. Addressing the event, Director of the museum Nguyen Thi Tuyet said the exhibition commemorates 65 years of Vietnam – Cuba diplomatic relations and highlights the museum's role as a cultural bridge promoting friendship, solidarity and revolutionary traditions. Through stories, photographs and long-preserved keepsakes, the exhibition recalls the profound bond between the two nations, she said.
Cuban Ambassador Rogelio Polanco Fuentes described the display as a tribute to the historic relationship cherished by generations of leaders and peoples of both countries.
Cuban, Vietnamese news agencies see great potential for cooperation in content production, fake news combat
Cuba’s Prensa Latina and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) boast significant untapped potential to expand cooperation in technology development and professional capacity enhancement, especially in content production and fake news combat, the newly elected President of Prensa Latina, Jorge Leganoa Alonso, has said. Talking to a VNA reporter in Hanoi on December 4, Leganoa Alonso said that both national news agencies face similar challenges in training personnel and equipping them with modern skills needed to maintain their roles as the key multimedia news agencies of their respective countries while utilising digital tools, applying artificial intelligence, and developing proprietary platforms to ensure technology mastery.
Vietnam, Cuba strengthen bilateral cooperation
A high-ranking Vietnamese Government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung paid an official visit to Cuba from December 1-3, aiming to further strengthen the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, especially in the fields of economy, trade and investment. During talks with Cuban Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Óscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, the two sides discussed specific measures to accelerate priority cooperation programmes and projects, while enhancing the scale and efficiency of bilateral collaboration in line with each country’s strengths and development needs.
The Deputy PMs also examined new cooperation mechanisms designed to deepen the traditional bonds of solidarity and special friendship between the Parties, States and people of Vietnam and Cuba.