Buenos Aires (VNA) - The Argentine press on April 26 ran articleshighlighting the Victory of April 30, 1975 - the Liberation of the South and NationalReunification Day of the Vietnamese people.

The ABC Mundial newspaper recalled that on that day 49years ago, at 11:30, the flag of the liberation army flew on the roof of theIndependence Palace, marking the complete collapse of the US imperialism andits puppet government in South Vietnam, as well as the complete victory of theHo Chi Minh campaign.

Since then, Vietnam has been determined to move forward onthe path of national reconstruction and development, and has achievedimpressive economic growth and opened its door to the world over thepast recent decades.

Although the scars of war remain, Vietnam is steadilybuilding a prosperous future. Today, it is a key country in Southeast Asia,with a growing economy, expanding international relations and a resilientspirit that always inspires the world, wrote the newspaper.

The website of the Radio Argentina also published an articleby journalist Gaston Fiorda about his feelings when interviewing Vietnameseveterans who participated in the general offensive in 1975, during his recentvisit to Vietnam.

According to Fiorda, who has researched Vietnamese history for many years, nearly 1 million soldiers, more than 2 million Vietnamesecivilians and more than 58,000 American soldiers died in the war. However, theVietnamese people have overcome hatred, strived to rise from the ruins of war,build a country of development, peace and extensive integration with theworld./.