During the first months of 2025, in the municipality of Encrucijada, in the central province of Villa Clara, more than 40 hectares dedicated to rice cultivation were planted and a harvest of nearly 100 tons is expected, as a result of the implementation of modern agricultural techniques and the international collaboration of Vietnamese experts.

Esteban Lazo Hernandez, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the National Assembly of People's Power, received on Monday at the National Capitol Nguyen Xuan Thang, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam, president of the Central Theoretical Council and director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, in the framework of the 6th Theoretical Seminar between the two political organizations.

The 2025 Hurricane Season in the Northern Atlantic—June 1-November 30-- is expected to be active with some 15 tropical storms, eight of them could become hurricanes, according to the Cuban Meteorology Institute, INSMET.

The Antonio Guiteras Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTE by its Spanish acronym), the largest and most efficient unitary block in Cuba, faces today a cardinal day, according to the number and importance of the planned activities, undergoing a period of light maintenance until next Saturday.

Workshops, symposiums and conferences on scientific proposals for environmental balance in local ecosystems distinguish the program of the 12th International Scientific Convention of the University of Matanzas CIUM-2025, which kicked off today at the Plaza America Convention Center.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez rejected recent accusations by US-based anti-Cuba circles and media outlets about an alleged Chinese military base in Cuba.

Cuba’s Meteorology Institute (INSMET) called on the people to keep calm and ready following a recent GFS prediction model by the US National Hurricane Center about the possible development of a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean area between May 19th and 20th.

Cuba marked the 106 years of diplomatic relations with Portugal, which have been based on stable political and respectful dialog.

Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Cuba’s Miguel Diaz-Canel will hold bilateral talks in Moscow during celebrations for Victory Day, as part of meetings scheduled between Putin and visiting leaders.

Anthony Acosta Cardona, a twelfth grade student of the Enrique Soto Gomez Pre-University Institute in this eastermost city, dedicated several months to his preparation for the entrance exams to Higher Education, which began today throughout Cuba, and thus begin his path to a Bachelor's Degree in Law.

The traditional Cuba-Russia Friendship Race will be held next Saturday, it was announced today at a press conference at the diplomatic headquarters of that country.

The photovoltaic solar park Las Guasimas, in the municipality of Contramaestre in Santiago de Cuba, was opened today in the presence of the Commander of the Revolution and Deputy Prime Minister of Cuba, Ramiro Valdes Menendez, generating 21.8 megawatts.

On the occasion of the 152nd anniversary of the fall in combat of Major General Ignacio Agramonte Loynaz, young people from the central eastern paovince of Camagüey are starting from today until May 11 the Agramonte Historical Route, in alliance with the Cuban Journalists Association (UPEC by its Spanish acronym), the branch of the Union of Historians of Cuba and the Movimiento Juvenil Martiano (MJM by its Spanish acronym).

Nearly 5,000 people, including 463 foreigners, have visited during the first four months of this year the areas of the Memorial of the Denouncement, dedicated to the victims of terrorism by the U.S. governments since 1959, when the Cuban Revolution triumphed.

Authorities from the Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Minrex by its Spanish acronym) delivered today a donation to several medical institutions in the country on behalf of the Federation of Associations of Cubans Resident Abroad (FACRE by its Spanish acronym).
At the Institute of Oncology and Radiology, one of the beneficiaries of the solidarity shipment, a representation of the medical team expressed their gratitude to the compatriots living abroad who maintain the link with their homeland and contribute to the progress of the nation in the current complex circumstances.