The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City (Youth Union) hosted a program titled "United Aspirations for Peace" on Nov. 15. The event brought together peace advocates who raised the flag of the ational Liberation Front of South Vietnam atop Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1969 and the city's youth on the evening of November 15.

Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower worldwide on Wednesday lighted up with the red color and a golden star in the middle to commemorate Vietnam’s National Independence Day.