The national flag was flown half-mast at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi at 6am on July 25, marking the start of the national mourning for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong which will last from July 25-26.

President To Lam on July 24 came to the Mai Dich cemetery in Hanoi to examine preparations for the funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

A State-level funeral was held for former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on June 27.

Vietnam’s top leaders paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival on February 13.