Laos begins national mourning for Vietnam’s Party leader

Laos began a two-day national mourning for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on July 25. During the mourning, flags are hoisted half-mast at the Lao embassies and diplomatic missions abroad and all forms of entertainment activities are suspended. The Vietnamese leader passed away in Hanoi on July … Read more

Homage-paying ceremonies for Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong held abroad

Vietnamese embassies in foreign countries held homage-paying ceremonies and opened funeral books for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who died at 1:38pm on July 19, 2024. In Vietnam, the respect-paying ceremony for the deceased started at the National Mourning Hall in Hanoi from 7am of July 25. The memorial service will take place from … Read more

President meets with RoK Prime Minister

President To Lam met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Han Duck-soo in Hanoi on July 25. The RoK leader is now in Vietnam to attend the funeral for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong. Source: Vietnam News Agency