Today, May 24, the State Funeral of former President Tran Duc Luong was held.

Comrade Tran Duc Luong was born on May 5, 1937; hometown: Pho Khanh commune, Duc Pho district (now Duc Pho town), Quang Ngai province; permanent residence: No. 298, Van Phuc street, Lieu Giai ward, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi city. After a period of serious illness, despite the wholehearted treatment by the Party, the State, professors, doctors, and his family, due to old age and serious illness, Comrade Tran Duc Luong passed away at 22:51, May 20, 2025 at his home, at the age of 88.

To express condolences and commemorate comrade Tran Duc Luong, the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam , the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front decided to hold the funeral of comrade Tran Duc Luong with the national funeral rites.

The Funeral Committee for Comrade Tran Duc Luong consists of 34 comrades, headed by Comrade Luong Cuong, Politburo member, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The funeral service for comrade Tran Duc Luong will be held at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi, from 7:00 a.m. on May 24 to 7:00 a.m. on May 25. The memorial service for comrade Tran Duc Luong will be solemnly held at 7:00 a.m. on May 25 at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi. The burial ceremony will be held at 3:00 p.m. the same day at his hometown cemetery, Pho Khanh commune, Duc Pho town, Quang Ngai province.

At the same time, at the Thong Nhat Hall, Ho Chi Minh City and at the T50 Hall, Quang Ngai Provincial Military Command, No. 142 Le Trung Dinh, Quang Ngai City, the memorial service for comrade Tran Duc Luong also took place. During the two days of the State funeral for comrade Tran Duc Luong (May 24 and 25), agencies, offices, and public places will fly flags at half-mast and no entertainment activities will be organized.

Ceremony to pay respect to comrade Tran Duc Luong at Thong Nhat Hall (HCMC) from 7am on May 24

On May 23, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City issued a plan to organize the Memorial Service and Funeral Service for Comrade Tran Duc Luong, former Politburo member and former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City established the Organizing Committee for the Memorial Service and Funeral Service for Comrade Tran Duc Luong at Thong Nhat Hall, Ho Chi Minh City, with Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Duoc as the head of the committee. Comrade Tran Thi Dieu Thuy, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, as the standing deputy head of the committee; Comrade Nguyen Duc Minh, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Government Office, as the deputy head of the committee; Major General Tran Chi Tam, Deputy Political Commissar of the Military Region 7 Command, as the deputy head of the committee...

The memorial service for former President Tran Duc Luong at Thong Nhat Hall (135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, District 1, HCMC) will take place from 7:00 a.m. on May 24 to 7:00 a.m. on May 25. The memorial service will be at 7:00 a.m. on May 25, according to the national general program.

DONG SON

Flags will be flown at half-mast and no public entertainment activities will be held during the two days of National Mourning.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued Official Dispatch No. 2281/CD-BVHTTDL on flying flags at half-mast and not organizing public entertainment activities during the State Funeral of former President Tran Duc Luong. According to the dispatch, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requests agencies and offices nationwide and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad to fly flags at half-mast during the State Funeral.

The telegram specifically stated: Central departments, ministries, branches, organizations, administrative agencies, and public service units must stop, postpone, or not organize cultural, artistic, sports competitions, and entertainment activities during the National Funeral; People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities must direct and guide organizations, individuals, and establishments in their localities to stop, postpone, or not organize cultural, artistic, sports competitions, and public entertainment activities during the National Funeral. At this time, the Vietnam Sports Administration is organizing many national sports tournaments such as: national taekwondo championship (in Quang Nam), national youth fencing championship (in Thanh Hoa), national beach handball championship (in Ba Ria - Vung Tau), national strong team shooting championship (in Ho Chi Minh City), national age group swimming and diving championship (in Tien Giang), national team petanque championship (in Soc Trang), national team chess championship (in Can Tho)... The organizing committee of the above tournaments has temporarily suspended the competition on May 24 and 25 and adjusted the competition schedule, arranging the content accordingly.

* On the same day, the People's Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City issued notices to suspend entertainment activities during the days of the National Funeral of Comrade Tran Duc Luong.

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