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On July 24, Politburo member, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai gives gifts to people with meritorious services at Hanoi Nursing Center No. 2 for People with Merit in Vien An Commune, Ung Hoa District, Hanoi.

Comrade To Lam, Politburo member and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, delivered an eulogy at the memorial service for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on July 26.

A memorial ceremony was held at 1pm on July 26 for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

President To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 25 for Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, who is in Hanoi to attend the funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 25 met with President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and President of the Cambodian Senate Hun Sen, who is in Hanoi to pay last respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Before the start of the state funeral for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at 7am on July 25, large numbers of people flocked to the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, the Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and his hometown in Dong Hoi commune of Hanoi’s Dong Anh district to pay homage to the beloved leader, an excellent disciple of President Ho Chi Minh.

State President To Lam on July 25 received National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval, who represented the Indian Government to pay the last respect to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers and residents can pay tribute to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who breathed his last on July 19, at pagodas and monasteries on July 25 and 26, the same time when respect-paying and memorial ceremonies are held for the leader.

A respect-paying ceremony in the national mourning etiquette was solemnly held for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, the Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, and his hometown in Dong Hoi commune of Hanoi’s Dong Anh district on July 25.

On July 23, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of District 4 (Ho Chi Minh City) organized a conference to meet and discuss with the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) District 4.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, a tropical depression in the waters of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago gained its strength into a tropical storm on July 21 morning.

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the team brought home five medals, - two silver, three bronze medals, and one commendation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong passed away on July 19 afternoon at the age of 80.

Here is a list of members of the board for the state funeral of Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (funeral board).

The following is the list of the members of the organising board for the state funeral for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who passed away on July 19 afternoon at the age of 80.

Leaders of many communist parties and left-wing political parties worldwide have expressed their deep condolences over the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, and spoken highly of his contributions to the nation’s development as well as the progressive communist movements across the globe.

The funeral of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong will be organised in the national mourning etiquette.

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, and the Government and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front have issued a special communiqué, announcing that General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong passed away at 1:38pm on July 19, 2024, and his funeral will be held as a national mourning.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong passed away on July 19 afternoon at the age of 80, according to the board of health protection and care for central officials.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong passed away on July 19 afternoon at the age of 80, according to the board of health protection and care for central officials.

The Politburo’s notice on Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s health and assignment of Politburo member and State President To Lam to take charge of the work of the Party Central Committee, Politburo and Secretariat has received great attention from officials, Party members, and people in Ho Chi Minh City.

After the Politburo released a notice on Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s health and Politburo member and State President To Lam’s taking charge of the work of the Party Central Committee, Politburo and Secretariat, Party members and people across the country have affirmed their absolute confidence in the Party leadership and State management.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 19 called for the all-people and comprehensive digital transformation, with the engagement of the whole political system, people and enterprises in the development of digital infrastructure, completion of the digital institutions and human resources training, so that Vietnam can catch up with and be on par with other nations amidst global headwinds.

The Politburo's call for the entire Party, people, and army's absolute trust in the Party's leadership is truly necessary to continue exciting and promoting the great national solidarity tradition, Dr. Phan Xuan Dung, Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA), has said.

On July 18, in commemoration of the 77th anniversary of Day for Wounded and Fallen Soldiers (July 27), a delegation from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) led by member of the Party Central Committee and Minister Dao Ngoc Dung, paid tribute at the Temple of President Ho Chi Minh and the Quang Binh Provincial Fallen Heroes.

The Party and State held a solemn ceremony at the Hanoi-based Military Central Hospital 108 on July 18 afternoon to award the Gold Star Order to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Following a request of the Specialised Council for Protection of Central-level Officials' Health, General Secretary of the Party Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has, over the recent past, been managing the work and taking health treatment and care at the same time, a notice by the Politburo said.

Member of the Politburo and President To Lam presided over the 5th session of the Council of National Defence and Security in Hanoi on July 18 morning.

The People's Procuracy of Bac Kan province has solemnly organized a ceremony to report its merits to Uncle Ho and thematic activity on studying and following Ho Chi Minh's thought, morality and style at K9 Area in Da Chong, Ba Vi district, Hanoi.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man asked the northern port city of Hai Phong to further improve its business environment, reform administrative procedures and raise its competitiveness during his working session with the municipal Party Committee on July 17.