VOV.VN - National flags on civic buildings, trading centres and private residence are being flown at half-mast as Vietnam is holding a two-day State funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong who passed away in Hanoi on July 19 at the age of 80.

VOV.VN - Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn on July 25 paid her tribute to Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people from Hanoi and other localities have lined up along streets leading to the National Funeral House to pay their respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong who passed away in Hanoi on July 19.

Local administrations in Argentina have attached importance to the role and potential for economic, trade, and investment collaboration with Vietnam, and wanted to further strengthening bilateral trade, particularly in agricultural products in the time ahead, Congressman Juan Fernando Brugge has affirmed at a recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina Ngo Minh Nguyet.

Chairman of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) Vishal V. Sharma on July 24 approved a decision to officially give consent to Vietnam’s proposals on the orientation and vision for researching, preserving, and developing the Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet, who is also head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attended the Meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Commission and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Interface with the Representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR).

VOV.VN - A high-ranking delegation of Cuba led by First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez paid tribute to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at a funeral ceremony held at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in Havana on July 24 (local time).

Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers and residents can pay tribute to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who breathed his last on July 19, at pagodas and monasteries on July 25 and 26, the same time when respect-paying and memorial ceremonies are held for the leader.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received in Hanoi on July 24 National Security Advisor of India Ajit Doval, who is now in Vietnam to attend the funeral for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnamese consumers spent VND143.9 trillion (US$5.7 billion) buying 1.53 million items on five e-commerce platforms in the first half of this year, representing a rise of 54.91% and 65.55% over the same period last year, respectively, according market analysis firm Metric.