Cuba collaborates with Vietnam to advance the healthcare sector
Meeting to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the National Day of the Republic of Cuba in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: VNA Truong Thi Hien, president of the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh City, spoke at the ceremony and highlighted the strengthening and development of solidarity, traditional friendship, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba in various fields including politics, economics and trade, defense and security, agriculture, construction, education, health, biotechnology, transportation, and sports over the past half-century. Economic, trade, and investment cooperation between the two countries continue to grow steadily, with the aim of reaching a bilateral trade turnover of US$500 million by 2023. 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada Barracks by the Cuban people and the 50th anniversary of Cuban President Fidel Castro’s visit to the liberation zone of Southern Vietnam in Quang Tri, as mentioned by Truong Thi H...