The National Day of Vietnam was also observed at a ceremony held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on the same day. Vietnam’s National Day celebrated in Cambodia, BrazilVietnamese embassies have recently organised ceremonies to mark Vietnam’s 77th National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2022) in Cambodia and Brazil. Int’l organisations, experts call Vietnam a development success storyInternational organisations and foreign experts have hailed Vietnam as a success story about economic development, social welfare and human rights guarantee. Valeria Vershinina, an expert on Vietnam at the ASEAN Centre under the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, affirmed that Vietnam is seen as a “middle-level power” by international scholars. Meanwhile, Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn Perry Steil regarded Vietnam as a bright example for countries worldwide to learn from experience in pandemic response while maintaining socio-economic development.
