Hanoi, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of National Defence, on August 27 hosted Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh, who visited the ministry's headquarters in Hanoi to extend greetings on the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day of Vietnam (September 2).

Congratulating officers and soldiers of the Vietnam People's Army on this special occasion, Khamphao noted that the success of the August Revolution and the National Day on September 2, 1945 marked the beginning of an era of independence and freedom for Vietnam and served as a source of strong inspiration for liberation movements around the world.

She commended Vietnam's notable progress in economic, cultural and social deve...