An array of national flags, slogans, and posters can be erected throughout Hanoi as the capital marks celebrations to commemorate 75 years of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).
A total of 100 free meals each day are being sent to frontline workers currently in isolation areas in Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak as they battle on the frontline against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Former Party General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Le Kha Phieu has been buried in a solemn service at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on August 15. The former Party chief passed away on August 7 at the age of 89.
The national flags were lowered to half-staff at public buildings in Hanoi from 6 am on August 14 as the country mourns the passing away of former former Party leader Le Kha Phieu.
A ceremony was held at 6am on August 14 to hoist the national flag at half-mast at Ba Dinh square, Hanoi to commemorate former Party Chief Le Kha Phieu who passed away on August 7.
The respect-paying ceremony for Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Le Kha Phieu, who passed away on August 7 at the age of 89, started on August 14 morning at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi as national mourning etiquette.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh of Vietnam on August 12 took part in the UN Security Council’s high-level open debate on “Pandemics and the Challenges of Sustaining Peace” via videoconference.
The General Department of Logistics under the Ministry of National Defence on August 12 received 80 tonnes of medical equipment and goods, which were sent to the Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy to assist the COVID-19 prevention and control in Da Nang city.
