Japan will resume a project in October to recover remains of Japanese soldiers who were killed during the war in the Philippines, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced on September 28.
Several Lao leaders have hailed the cooperation between the armies of Laos and Vietnam during their meetings on Sept. 18 in Vientiane with a high-ranking delegation from the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) led by Director of the VPA’s General Department of Politics Sen. Lieut. Gen Luong Cuong.
The Communist Party and State of Cuba held a meeting on September 12 to mark 45 years since the first visit by Fidel Castro to Vietnam, with the participation of around 400 delegates, activists and diplomats.
President Tran Dai Quang has applauded the contributions of businesses run by war veterans to socio-economic development of localities and the country as well.
A web page containing information on martyrs and where they are buried has been built, making it easier for those who are desperately looking for information about their beloved ones.
Remains of 35 Vietnamese voluntary soldiers who laid down their lives during while implementing their international missions in Cambodia were buried in the southern province of Binh Phuoc on July 27.
As many as 186 sets of remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down during the wartime were reburied at the Hill 82 Martyrs’ Cemetery in the southern province of Tay Ninh on July 26.
Incense offering and candle lighting have been held across Vietnam to commemorate fallen soldiers on the occasion of the 71st Vietnam War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27, 1947).
A delegation of the Party Central Committee, President, National Assembly (NA), Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee on July 27 laid wreaths at the Monument for Heroic Martyrs and President Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos on July 26 held an incense offering ceremony in commemoration of heroes and martyrs at the Ban Kon Martyrs’ Cemetery in Vientiane province, Laos, on the occasion of 71st War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
The Dong Loc T-junction in the central province of Ha Tinh has gone down in history with the heroic sacrifice of hundreds of war heroes, especially the ten young female volunteers, during the war to liberate the southern region and reunify the country, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Ceremonies to commemorate and rebury remains of Vietnamese soldiers during wartime took place in the Mekong Delta provinces of Dong Thap and An Giang on July 20.
President Tran Dai Quang has highlighted that the Party, State and society always pay special attention to the caring of war martyrs’ relatives and families of those who rendered service to the national revolution.
A concert comprising songs which have won the audience’s hearts for many years will take place on July 7 night at the Cultural Palace in Hanoi, with free entrance.
During the 2017-2018 dry season, the search team K93 of the An Giang Military High Command found the remains of 116 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives during wartime.
The People’s Committee of the northwestern province of Dien Bien held a ceremony on June 15 to rebury 25 sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers who died in Laos during wartime.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has proposed a plan on giving presents to people with meritorious services to the country’s revolution on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
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