A solemn ceremony was held in the northern city of Hai Phong on August 10 to disperse the ashes of Merle Ratner, a leftist and anti-war activist of the US and also a close friend of Vietnam.

The cremated ashes of Merle Ratner, a left-wing and anti-war US activist and a friend of Vietnam, left New York for Vietnam at a ceremony held by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam in New York, her relatives and friends on August 7.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and fallen heroes, and presented gifts to policy beneficiary families in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on July 27, on the occasion of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day.

VOV.VN - An incense-offering ceremony commemorating fallen Vietnamese and Lao combatants was held at the Laos-Vietnam Combat Alliance Relic Site in Keun village, Thoulakhom district, Vientiane province, on July 27 to mark the 77th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day.

VOV.VN - A delegation of leaders and former leaders from the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly (NA), the State President, the Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee paid floral tribute to the monument to war heroes and martyrs and to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on July 27 on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (1947 - 2024).

VOV.VN - The Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam (BSV) organised a solemn memorial service for fallen soldiers in the central province of Quang Tri on July 23 to mark the 77th War Martyrs and Invalids’ Day, which is coming up on July 27.

The Vietnam War Veterans’ Association in Germany’s Berlin/Brandenburg metropolitan region on July 21 held a ceremony to commemorate the 77th War Invalids’ and Martyrs’ Day (July 27, 1947-2024), and a requiem for fallen soldiers.

VOV.VN - Three local tourist destinations have been named among the top 25 most beloved tourist attractions in Asia by readers of prestigious online travel company TripAdvisor.

VOV.VN - The 165th repatriation of the remains of US soldiers missing in action during the war in Vietnam (MIA) took place at Da Nang International Airport on June 26.

President To Lam on June 25 signed a decision on the presentation of gifts to revolution contributors on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).