This photo taken on May 24, 2025 shows a respect-paying ceremony for former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. A respect-paying ceremony for former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong began on Saturday morning at the National Funeral Hall in the capital Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. (VNA via Xinhua)
HANOI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A respect-paying ceremony for former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong began on Saturday morning at the National Funeral Hall in the capital Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency reported.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam, President Luong Cuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the ceremony.
The coffin, draped in the Vietnamese national flag and adorned with a black mourning ribbon, was solemnly placed at the center of the hall.
Above it hung a banner that read: "Infinite sorrow for comrade Tran Duc Luong, former Politburo member, former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam," alongside a portrait of the late leader.
A ceremony to lower the flag at half-mast was held at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday here at Ba Dinh Square.
At the same time, the respect-paying ceremonies were solemnly held in Ho Chi Minh City and his hometown in central Quang Ngai province.
The memorial service is scheduled to be held at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday in Hanoi, followed by the burial ceremony at 3:00 p.m. the same day in Quang Ngai province.
Tran Duc Luong passed away on Tuesday at the age of 88, following a period of illness. ■
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam touches the coffin of former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, May 24, 2025. A respect-paying ceremony for former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong began on Saturday morning at the National Funeral Hall in the capital Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. (VNA via Xinhua)
People came to pay their respects for former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong at his hometown in central Quang Ngai province, Vietnam, May 24, 2025. A respect-paying ceremony for former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong began on Saturday morning at the National Funeral Hall in the capital Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. (VNA via Xinhua)
This photo taken on May 24, 2025 shows a respect-paying ceremony for former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. A respect-paying ceremony for former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong began on Saturday morning at the National Funeral Hall in the capital Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. (VNA via Xinhua)
A family member of former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong touches his coffin in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, May 24, 2025. A respect-paying ceremony for former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong began on Saturday morning at the National Funeral Hall in the capital Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. (VNA via Xinhua)
A ceremony to lower the flag at half-mast is held at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, May 24, 2025. A respect-paying ceremony for former Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong began on Saturday morning at the National Funeral Hall in the capital Hanoi, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. (VNA via Xinhua)
