HÀ NỘI ( WNAM MONITORING): The respect-paying ceremony of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng is organised in the national mourning etiquette at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Trần Thánh Tông, Hà Nội, from 7 AM to 10 PM on July 25 and from 7 AM to 1 PM on July 26, 2024.
The national flag was flown half-mast at Ba Đình Square in Hà Nội at 6am on July 25, marking the start of the national mourning for Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng which will last from July 25-26.
Crowds of people gathered at the site to witness the ceremony, many broke out into tears.
During the mourning, flags will be hoisted half-mast at the public offices throughout the countries and at the Vietnamese representative offices abroad, and public entertainment and recreation activities halted.
According to the Mourning Board, many offices, organisations, and private households have been doing so even before the start of the national mourning.
