Professor Carl Thayer from the Australian Defence Force Academy, the University of New South Wales, has emphasised that the conferment of the Gold Star Order, the highest decoration in Vietnam, on Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong acknowledges his very special contributions to the country.

VOV.VN - Major news agencies around the world made wide coverage of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s passing, emphasizing the Party leader’s role in building the Communist Party of Vietnam, preventing corruption and enhancing Vietnam’s position in the international arena.

VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Nguyen Minh Tam, deputy head of the Party Central Committee Commission for Foreign Affairs, took part in activities marking 45 years of the Nicaraguan Revolution in capital Managua (July 19).

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.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy that was concretised by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong from President Ho Chi Minh’s wartime diplomacy line has been put in practice for the past three years, proving to be effective in developing a strong Vietnamese nation and elevating its position internationally.

VOV.VN - Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and President, on July 20 paid his last respects to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing.

VOV.VN - Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel-Bermúdez has decided to declare July 22 as day of national mourning to pay tribute to Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong who passed away on July 19.

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee, National Assembly, President, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front have decided to hold a two-day State funeral on July 25-26 for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong who passed away in Hanoi on July 19.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, hosted many welcoming ceremonies for leaders of foreign countries visiting Vietnam during his tenure.

Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino told Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Ngo Minh Nguyet on July 19 that the two countries should strengthen exchanges to expand bilateral economic cooperation.