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 - 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).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong was a prestigious Party leader who devoted himself wholeheartedly to the nation’s prosperity and happiness, according to First Vice Chairman of the Russia – Vietnam Friendship Association Petr Tsvetov.

Experts and scholars in many countries around the world have made assessments affirming Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's role and contributions to the cause of national construction and development as well as efforts to build and rectify the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Many overseas Vietnamese (OVs) have grieved over the passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who was an excellent leader of the Party, State, and people of Vietnam and devoted himself to working for the people’s sake.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s great contributions to the Party and the nation have left deep impressions on Party members and people nationwide, who have special sentiments for the late leader.

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 - 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.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s devotions and contributions to Vietnam have engineered the nation’s development, making the overseas Vietnamese (OVs), including those in Laos, glow with immense pride in the respected leader.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) held a conference in Hanoi on July 15 to disseminate the contents of the book on building and developing an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.