The festival drew large crowds, featuring cultural and artistic performances, sports activities, traditional games, and visits to exhibition booths showcasing Vietnamese and US culture and cuisine, achievements in Vietnam–US diplomatic relations, and highlights of Can Tho.
Can Tho (VNA) – The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, the US Mission to Vietnam, and the Can Tho People’s Committee jointly held the Vietnam–US Friendship Festival in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 13.
This event formed part of a series marking the 30th anniversary of Vietnam–US diplomatic relations and served as a meaningful initiative to promote cultural exchanges between Can Tho city and the US.
Vice Chairwoman of the Can Tho People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Ngoc Diep emphasised that the festival contributes to state diplomacy by consistently implementing the country’s foreign policy, promoting the role of people-to-people diplomacy.
Cooperation between Can Tho and its partners has been steadily strengthened and expanded, making tangible contributions to mutual development and laying the groundwork for collaboration between localities in both countries, she added.
According to the Can Tho People’s Committee, in recent years, cooperation between Can Tho and US localities and partners has achieved significant results. In the first six months of 2025, exports to the US exceeded 228 million USD, mainly in rice, seafood, processed agricultural products, garments, and handicrafts.
Four FDI projects have been invested directly from US capital, while US-funded NGO projects in education, housing support, livelihood stabilisation, rural infrastructure, and climate adaptation have contributed to the city’s socio-economic development. In addition, numerous international cooperation agreements have been signed, notably a partnership programme with Riverside city, California, focusing on healthcare, agriculture, and education and training.
The festival drew large crowds, featuring cultural and artistic performances, sports activities, traditional games, and visits to exhibition booths showcasing Vietnamese and US culture and cuisine, achievements in Vietnam–US diplomatic relations, and highlights of Can Tho.
ﷺ US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Melissa A. Brown emphasised that event exemplifies the strength of the bilateral partnership and the vibrant ties between the peoples of the two nations./.
Vietnam always regards the US as a partner of strategic importance and highly values the substantive progress in bilateral relations since the two countries upgraded their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2023.
Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc described the normalisation of the Vietnam - US relations and the establishment of diplomatic ties on July 12, 1995, as a turning point that laid the foundation and momentum for cooperation across politics, security, economy, culture, education and people-to-people exchanges.
People-to-people friendship serves as a solid foundation for bilateral ties and provides fresh momentum to make the Vietnam–US comprehensive strategic partnership deeper and more substantive.
PM Pham Minh Chinh underscored the importance of solidarity and unanimity between the NA and the Government in performing tasks, including the building of a legal system that promotes a law-governed socialist State of the people, by the people, and for the people.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on September 15 sent a congratulatory message to Chandrapuram Ponnusami Radhakrishnan, who took oath as Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and Vice President of India.
Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu underscored that preparations for the first congress of the Party Committee of Central Party Agencies for the 2025–2030 tenure must be thorough and meticulous.
At AIPA-46, Vietnam will actively engage and put forward proposals and initiatives to further strengthen regional cooperation, and the role and contribution of parliamentary diplomacy, said Deputy Foreign Minister Le Anh Tuan.
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on September 13 issued Resolution No. 1825/NQ-UBTVQH15 approving the proposal of the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy to initiate legal proceedings against and detain Tran Van Thuc, a deputy of the 15th NA.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s upcoming trip is not only a milestone in consolidating the Vietnam – Malaysia relations but also an affirmation of Vietnam’s proactive and constructive role in promoting cooperation, stability, and sustainable development within ASEAN.
General Secretary Lam recognised the general department for its contributions to industrialisation and modernisation, underlined that it has played a crucial role in strengthening the nation’s defence capabilities.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, who is President of the National Election Council (NEC), chaired the council’s second meeting in Hanoi on September 15.
President Cuong described the academy as a shining example in scientific research, strategic advice provision, theory development, and enhancing the leadership, direction, and management capacity of the Party and State in national defence and security, helping to build the military, strengthen national defence, protect the Fatherland early and from afar, maintain political and social stability, and lay a solid foundation for the national construction and defence cause.
To meet demands for accurate, comprehensive, objective, rich, and dynamic information on the 14th National Party Congress, the Vietnam News Agency will continue equipping the website with new features and regularly update news and data, supporting the effective popularisation of this key political event.
Cuban Ambassador to Venezuela Dagoberto Rodríguez noted that in world history, few relationships are as exceptional as that of Vietnam and Cuba. From José Martí and President Ho Chi Minh to Fidel Castro, generations of revolutionary leaders have sown and cultivated the seeds of friendship that is now an invaluable spiritual asset for both nations.
Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sivak pledged that Belarus will make every effort to implement the agreements reached by the two countries’ high-ranking leaders, for the benefit and prosperity of both peoples.
The legal system must provide effective tools for efficient governance and power control, prevent policy abuse for corruption and wastefulness while serving as a foundation for fast and sustainable development, the PM said.
The Danish side praised Vietnam’s socio-economic strides, extensive global integration, and the growing comprehensive partnership and green strategic partnership between the two countries.
Party General Secretary To Lam especially commended the merits and contributions by generations of leaders, staff, reporters, technicians, and workers of the Vietnam News Agency throughout different periods, who have contributed to the revolutionary cause of the Party and nation while helping to shape the annals of Vietnam’s revolutionary press.
The two sides laid stress on the importance of further advancing ties through continued high-level exchanges and agreed to maintain regular sessions of the Joint Working Group.
The 25-minute documentary portrays the VNA as the country’s “news bank,” capturing every historic moment through news reports and photographs, and honouring nearly 260 staff, reporters, and technicians who fell protecting the uninterrupted flow of information.
