Images from the memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
This morning, the memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was held at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi, from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Tomorrow, July 26th, the service will be held from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Simultaneous memorial services will also be held at the Reunification Hall in Ho Chi Minh City and at his hometown, Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi.
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| The delegation from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. |
The funeral of Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, was held according to the protocol of a State funeral.
The coffin of Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong is laid in state at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi.
The memorial service for Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong will be held at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi, from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM on July 25, 2024, and from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM on July 26, 2024.
The memorial service for Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong will be held at 1:00 PM on July 26th at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi.
The funeral will take place at 3 PM on the same day at Mai Dịch Cemetery, Hanoi.
The memorial service and funeral ceremony for Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong were held simultaneously at the Reunification Hall in Ho Chi Minh City and at his hometown in Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi.
Delegation from the Central Military Commission of the Ministry of National Defense pays respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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Delegation from the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption and Negative Phenomena pays respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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A memorial ceremony for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was held in Laos.
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| A memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was held at the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos. |
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| At exactly 7 o'clock, the Party Committee delegation in Laos, the Embassy, and other related agencies came to pay their respects. |
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| At 7:10 a.m., the delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet, arrived to pay their respects. |
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| Deputy Minister Do Hung Viet signs the condolence book. |
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| At 7:30 a.m., Saleumxay Kommasith, Member of the Politburo, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Laos, led the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs delegation to pay their respects. |
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| Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith signs the condolence book. |
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| At exactly 8:00 AM, at the Lao National Assembly Square, the Lao National Assembly solemnly performed the ceremony of lowering the flag to half-mast to signify national mourning. |
At the Reunification Hall, Ho Chi Minh City
A delegation from the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, led by Comrade Nguyen Van Nen - Member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee - paid their respects to Comrade General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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International delegations pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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| The Cuban delegation paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. |
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| The Cuban delegation paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. |
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| The South Korean delegation paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. |
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| The South Korean delegation paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. |
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| The Indonesian delegation paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. |
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| The Indonesian delegation paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. |
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| The Australian delegation paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. |
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| The Australian delegation paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. |
Delegation from the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front pays respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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The National Assembly delegation paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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The Presidential delegation pays respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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The Government delegation paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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The delegation from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam paid their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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The wife of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, along with her children, grandchildren, and extended family, paid their respects.
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Memorial service at Nguyen Gia Thieu High School.
Teachers, students, and generations of alumni from Nguyen Gia Thieu High School observed a minute of silence in memory of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the memorial ceremony.
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In Lai Da village (Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi).
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People in Lai Da village (Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district) sign the condolence book after paying their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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At the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street
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| Comrade Luong Cuong, Member of the Political Bureau, Standing Member of the Secretariat, and Head of the Funeral Organizing Committee, delivered a speech. |
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At the Reunification Hall, Ho Chi Minh City.
At exactly 7 o'clock, the delegation of current and former leaders, agencies, and units in Ho Chi Minh City and other localities began paying their respects to the General Secretary at the Reunification Hall.
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The flag-raising ceremony took place in Ba Dinh Square on the morning of July 25th.
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The memorial service was held in Lai Da village, Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district.
At 6:30 a.m., thousands of people had gathered at the Lai Da village cultural center to wait for their turn to pay their respects.
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Present at the funeral home at 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Ms. Doan Thi Ngoc Lan, a member of the Veterans Association of Phuc Xuyen village, Vong Xuyen commune, Phuc Tho district, Hanoi, said: “I came here yesterday to rent accommodation so I could queue up early to pay my respects to the General Secretary. I was here with my comrades from 4 am. I deeply admire him for serving the people until his last breath. My camera contains many photos of the General Secretary. I cried every day after hearing the news of his passing. I only hope to be able to pay my respects to him at his final resting place, to rest in eternal peace.”
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How can people visit the village of Lai Da to pay their respects to the General Secretary?
Speaking to reporters, Lieutenant Colonel Lai Duc Manh, Political Commissar of the Dong Anh District Military Command, said that all preparations for the memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had been completed since the morning of July 24.
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| Lieutenant Colonel Lai Duc Manh, Political Commissar, Dong Anh District Military Command. |
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People began lining up at the National Funeral Home to pay their respects to the General Secretary.
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| People line up at the intersection of Tran Hung Dao and Le Thanh Tong streets. |
Although it was known that entry to pay respects to the General Secretary would only be in the early afternoon, at the intersection of Tran Hung Dao and Le Thanh Tong streets, crowds of people were still pouring in and lining up neatly to wait to enter and pay their respects.
Many people arrived early, from far away, as early as 4 a.m., to pay their respects to the General Secretary.
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| People scan the QR code and present their citizen ID cards to enter and pay their respects to the General Secretary. |
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Photos taken at the National Funeral Home, 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, on the morning of July 25th.
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"My wife and I hope to be able to pay our respects to the General Secretary."
From 4 a.m., Mr. Nguyen Van Thuy and Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung (Nghia Dan, Nghe An) were present at the intersection of Le Thanh Tong and Tran Hung Dao streets, waiting for the opportunity to enter the National Funeral Home to pay their respects to the General Secretary. Mr. Thuy said that he and his wife took a bus from Nghe An at 10 p.m. last night hoping to light an incense stick to pay their respects to the General Secretary. “General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a great leader who has made many contributions to the country. My wife and I only hope to be able to pay our respects to the General Secretary today,” Mr. Thuy shared.
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The delegation from Lai Da village paid their respects to the General Secretary.
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Memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Lai Da village.
In Lai Da village, Dong Hoi commune, Dong Anh district (Hanoi), thousands of people gathered at the village's cultural center early in the morning to prepare for the memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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Mr. Nguyen Van Tue (93 years old) shared: "For the past few nights, I haven't been able to sleep. After receiving the news of the General Secretary's death, not only I but all the people of Lai Da are deeply saddened. This morning, despite being weak, from 4 a.m., Mr. Tue went alone with his cane to the area where the memorial service was being held before anyone else arrived."
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“Lai Da is the birthplace of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, a son who wholeheartedly dedicated himself to the country and the people. Therefore, we deeply mourn his passing,” Mr. Tue shared.
According to the plan, at exactly 6:00 AM this morning, the memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will take place in Lai Da village. Currently, all preparations have been completed. The first delegation to pay their respects will be the Nguyen Phu family.
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