Topic: Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

Over 5,600 delegations from central and local agencies, armed forces, the public, and foreign countries and international organizations, with more than 252,000 people, had paid their respects to the late leader in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Party leader passed away on July 19, at the age of 80.

The national flag was flown half-mast at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi at 6am on July 25, marking the start of the national mourning for the Party leader which will last from July 25-26.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and US President Joseph Biden met with the press following their talks in Hanoi on September 10 evening.