A total of 37 people were killed and 52 others were injured in 81 traffic accidents nationwide during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday, which started on April 9.

VOV.VN - The two first days of the public holiday for the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, saw large number of travelers visit Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh, home to UNESCO-recognised World Natural Heritage.

A ceremony has been held by the Vietnamese Embassy and community in Hungary to pay homage to Hung Kings – legendary founders of the nation.

VOV.VN - State President and many other Party, State officials and people on April 10 offered incense to commemorate Hung Kings believed to be the founders of the Vietnamese nation in Phu Tho province.

VOV.VN - Hung Kings worship this year themed “Sacred roots, Hung Kings land”, has been taking place in Phu Tho province from April 6-10.

VOV.VN - The organization board of Hung Kings’ Death Anniversary staged a special art programme in Viet Tri City on April 9 evening to commemorate the death anniversary of Hung Kings believed to be the founders of the Vietnamese nation.

VOV.VN - After a period of hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Ha Long international passenger port is bustling once again with groups of tourists visiting Ha Long Bay for the occasion of the Hung King’s death anniversary.

VOV.VN - Hung Kings Temple relic site in the northern province of Phu Tho is expected to welcome over 20,000 visitors on April 9, with the figure likely to increase on April 10, the date which marks the Hung Kings’ death anniversary, according to a representative of the relic site.

The People’s Committee of Phu Tho on April 8 met a delegation of 30 outstanding overseas Vietnamese paying tribute to Hung Kings - the legendary founders of the nation, at Hung Kings Temple in the northern province.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said he expected Hung Kings Temple in Can Tho to create a connection with a similar temple in the North and become a tourism landmark in the Mekong Delta region.