Vietnam ready to celebrate National Day

On 2nd of September, Vietnam celebrates its National Day. This day in 1945, President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence solemnly in Hanoi at the Ba Dinh Square.

He proclaimed the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. This event marked the beginning of a new chapter in the Vietnamese nation’s colorful history.

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