General Secretary To Lam offered incense in Tay Ninh and Ho Chi Minh City.

On the occasion of the New Year 2026 and in preparation for the Lunar New Year of the Horse, during his working visit to Ho Chi Minh City and Tay Ninh, on the afternoon of February 9th, General Secretary To Lam and the Central Delegation laid flowers and offered incense at the Tra Vo Martyrs' Cemetery (Tay Ninh province), commemorating and paying tribute to the great contributions of the heroic martyrs who bravely sacrificed their lives for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland and the happiness of the people.

General Secretary To Lam lays a wreath at Tra Vo Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thong Nhat/TTXVN

Also attending were members of the Politburo: Le Minh Hung, Secretary of the Central Committee and Head of the Central Organization Department; General Phan Van Giang, Minister of National Defense; General Luong Tam Quang, Minister of Public Security ; Trinh Van Quyet, Secretary of the Central Committee and Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department; Pham Gia Tuc, Secretary of the Central Committee and Chief of the Central Party Office; and Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Secretary of the Central Committee and Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Department.

General Secretary To Lam offers incense at Tra Vo Martyrs' Cemetery. Photo: Thong Nhat/TTXVN

Former members of the Politburo, members of the Central Committee of the Party, former members of the Central Committee of the Party; leaders of the Government; the National Assembly, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, central committees, ministries and branches; leaders and former leaders of the province.

General Secretary To Lam lays flowers at the Bau Rong historical and cultural relic site in Tay Ninh province. Photo: Thong Nhat/TTXVN.

Also on the afternoon of February 9th, General Secretary To Lam and the Central Delegation visited and laid flowers and incense, respectfully bowing in remembrance of the heroic martyrs, the outstanding sons and daughters who bravely sacrificed their lives for the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, at the Bau Rong Historical and Cultural Relic Site (Long Thuan commune, Tay Ninh province).

During the resistance war against the US, Tay Ninh was the base of the Central Committee of the Southern Region, the highest body directing the resistance in the South, and also the base of the Central Security Committee and the Tay Ninh Security Committee.

General Secretary To Lam offers incense at the Bau Rong historical and cultural relic site in Tay Ninh province. Photo: Thong Nhat/TTXVN.

Since its establishment in 1961, the Tay Ninh Security Committee has chosen many locations as its base, including the Bau Rong forest, located in Long Khanh commune, former Ben Cau district, now Long Thuan commune, Tay Ninh province.

In remembrance of the heroic martyrs, the Tay Ninh Provincial Police have built a memorial here for the 10 martyrs who sacrificed their lives on June 26, 1968, and erected a stone monument inscribed with the names of 564 martyrs of the Tay Ninh Provincial Police from various periods who sacrificed their lives.

General Secretary To Lam offers incense at the Bau Rong historical and cultural relic site in Tay Ninh province. Photo: Thong Nhat/TTXVN.

The Bau Rong historical and cultural relic site has been recognized by the People's Committee of Tay Ninh province as a provincial-level historical and cultural relic. It is one of the typical "red addresses" of Tay Ninh province, closely associated with the revolutionary struggle and the resistance wars to protect the Fatherland by the local army and people. It is a place to return to and recall the traditions of generations of cadres, soldiers, and people.

General Secretary To Lam and the Central delegation pay their respects at the Bau Rong historical and cultural relic site in Tay Ninh province. Photo: Thong Nhat/TTXVN.

* Later that same day, General Secretary To Lam and the Central Committee delegation visited Ho Chi Minh City to offer incense in remembrance of the late Prime Minister Phan Van Khai – an outstanding son of Cu Chi, the "land of steel and bronze". The late Prime Minister Phan Van Khai was an outstanding leader of the Party, State, and people of Vietnam, a staunch communist party member who dedicated his life to the independence and freedom of the nation and the happiness of the people.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-dang-huong-tai-tay-ninh-va-tp-ho-chi-minh-20260209172649926.htm