Hanoi - Cuba´s Council of State Vice President, Salvador Valdes Mesa, today paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh, on the third day of his visit to Vietnam.

Fulfilling commitments made as a signatory of the Montreal Protocol on ozone depleting substances (ODS), Cuba has entirely eradicated chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) in commercial and domestic refrigeration, as well as those used in the manufacture of medical and industrial aerosols, according to Nelson Espinosa Pena PhD, director of the country's Ozone Technical Office (OTOZ), during the opening of the CONTAT 2016 workshop, taking place at the Cuban Meteorology Society's headquarters. The event is sponsored by the Meteorology Institute's Center for Research on Pollution and Atmospheric Chemistry.

Santa Clara - First Vice President of Cuba’s Councils of State and Ministers, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, described the new cell phone app, developed by the Marta Abreu Las Villas Central University, as extremely useful, as it will contribute toward facilitating debates around the country on the Draft Conceptualization of the Cuban Economic and Social Model and the National Economic and Social Development Plan through 2030.

Caracas - Cuba and Venezuela will increase investment in tourism, the oil and iron and steel industries, among other sectors, Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Trade, Jesús Faría, noted yesterday, Wednesday, June 15, during an economic forum held with Cuban representatives.

A representation of U.S. entrepreneurs will join other delegations from 27 countries to participate in the 2nd International Convention of the Cuban Industry (CubaIndustria-2016).

Washington - Cuban and U.S. health authorities signed an unprecedented memorandum of understanding earlier this week to cooperate in combating diseases affecting the two neighboring countries and exchange experiences.