No public entertainment activities will be held during the State Funeral of former President Tran Duc Luong.

On May 22, 2025, the Funeral Committee issued a special announcement on the state funeral of former President Tran Duc Luong, accordingly, 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 organize the Comrade's funeral with the State funeral ceremony for 02 days (May 24 and 25, 2025).

Comrade Tran Duc Luong, formerPresident of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Pursuant to Decree No. 105/2012/ND-CP dated December 17, 2012 of the Government on organizing funerals for officials, civil servants and public employees, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposes to organize the National Funeral on 02 days (May 24 and 25, 2025), as follows:

Regarding the flag-raising, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requests that agencies and offices nationwide and Vietnamese representative agencies abroad fly the flag at half-mast during the National Funeral. The half-mast flag is the National Flag, with a mourning ribbon (1/10 the size of the flag's width, the length of the flag and only fly the flag to 2/3 the height of the flagpole, using a black cloth band to tie the flag so it does not fly).

Regarding not organizing public entertainment activities during the National Funeral, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requests that central departments, ministries, branches, organizations, administrative agencies, and public service units stop, postpone, and not organize cultural and artistic activities, sports competitions, and entertainment activities during the National Funeral.

People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities direct and guide organizations, individuals and establishments in the area to stop, postpone and not organize cultural and artistic activities, sports competitions and public entertainment activities during the National Funeral./.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/khong-to-chuc-cac-hoat-dong-vui-choi-giai-tri-cong-cong-trong-thoi-gian-to-chuc-le-quoc-tang-nguyen-chu-tich-nuoc-tran-duc-luong-20250522224915206.htm