Leaders of HCM City paid tribute to heroic Vietnamese mothers and martyrs who made sacrifices for the nation's indepedence and freedom and people's happiness on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975 – 2025).

Party General Secretary To Lam laid wreaths and offered incense to heroic martyrs, at a memorial site in the central city of Da Nang on March 29, on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the municipal Party Organisation (March 28), and the 50th anniversary of the city’s liberation (March 29).

Vietnamese Buddhist followers in Thailand held the Vu Lan (Ullambana) festival to pray for prosperity and to commemorate fallen heroes at Canh Phuoc (Wat Samananamborihan) pagoda in Bangkok on August 27.