Vietnam’s top leader has hailed the country’s “victory of justice” and its rapid development, as the south-east Asian nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the US.
At a grand military parade in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, on Wednesday, To Lam, chief of Vietnam’s Communist party, praised the nation’s transformation from a war-torn country into one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, and described its win as “a victory of justice, a victory of Vietnamese mettle, spirit and intelligence”.
“From a poor, backward nation devastated by the war and subjected to blockade and embargo, Vietnam has transformed into a developing country with near upper-middle income status, deeply integrated into the world politics, global economy and human civilisation, taking on many international responsibilities,” Lam said, according to Vietnamese state media.