HCM City, Sept. 7 -- The US-Vietnam Friendship Festival opened on September 6, introducing the diverse cultures of the two nations and highlighting the spirit of reconciliation, cooperation, and future-oriented partnership between the two peoples.

Held to mark the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations (1995-2025), the event reaffirmed that 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.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Dong Huy Cuong, Vice President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), reviewed the course of bilateral relationship, describing it as a typical mo...