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By the end of Thursday, 960 delegations with around 40,000 people came to the Lai Da Cultural House in Hanoi's Dong Anh District to pay respect to Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong. Most of them came from within Hanoi themselves and other northern Vietnam localities, while some came from HCMC, Can Tho or Kien Giang in the south.
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People come to the Cultural House of Lai Da Village in Hanoi's Dong Anh District to pay tribute to Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong |
Despite the heavy rain in HCMC on Thursday evening, people still lined up before the Reunification Palace in District 1 to attend the mourning ceremony of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong. More and more people came as it got darker.
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People line up under the rain outside Reunification Palace in HCMC. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tung |
By 5 p.m. Thursday, 627 delegations and 16,210 people came to the mourning ceremony at the Reunification Palace. People would be allowed to come to pay their tribute from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, and 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
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Many people came to the mourning ceremony right after work. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tung |
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Civilians pay respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Home in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
Civilians entering the National Funeral Home in Hanoi. Video by VnExpress/Van Phu
Citizens began entering the National Funeral Home to attend the mourning ceremony. Security checks have been opened, requiring people to scan QR codes before entering the site.
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People begin entering the funeral home. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Chieu |
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A one-legged man from Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam receives support to get his QR code scanned. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Thanh |
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Police officers and volunteers help people get their QR codes scanned. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Chieu |
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The first civilians to enter the funeral home. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
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A woman cries at the mourning ceremony. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
There's an hour left before residents are allowed to enter the National Funeral Home at No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong to pay respect to Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong, but the streets around the site have already been packed with people, mostly students, young people and those coming home from work.
As people gathered during the rush hour, traffic police officers and local police forces were present for coordination.
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A photo of late Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Home in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
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The casket of Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Home. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
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People gather at Tran Hung Dao Street outside the National Funeral Home. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Thanh |
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People line up to enter the mourning ceremony. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Thanh |
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Lines of people spanning 500 m can be seen at the Tran Khanh Du-Nguyen Huy Tu intersection. Photo by VnExpress/Gia Chinh |
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People line up along Han Thuyen Street. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Thanh |
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A photo of late Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong at his hometown in Lai Da Village, Dong Hoi Commune, Hanoi's Dong Anh District. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Du |
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A delegation of veterans pays respect at Lai Da Village. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Du |
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People line up to participate in the mourning ceremony. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong |
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Nguyen Van Hai, from Thai Binh Province that borders Hanoi, came with his friends to pay respect to the late Party leader, bringing with him lotuses. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong |
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Members of the Bac Ninh drum club participate in the mourning ceremony. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong |
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A Russian delegation led by Pyotr Tolstoy, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma, pays respect to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi. Photo by VNA |
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Leonist Kalashnikov (2nd, R), a deputy for the Communist Party in the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation, leads the Russian Communist Party delegation to enter the National Funeral Home to pay respect for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo by VOV |
A delegation of high-ranking Lao leaders, led by Laos' Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith, attends the mourning and funeral ceremonies in Hanoi.
Laos is also holding a state funeral on July 25 and 26 in memorial of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
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A delegation of high-ranking Lao leaders pay respect at the National Funeral Home. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
The Singaporean delegation came to the National Funeral Home to pay respect to Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong. Their wreaths, with words in both Vietnamese and English, wrote "Deepest condolences from the Republic of Singapore."
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The Singaporean delegations comes to pay respect to Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy |
