A variety of activities were organised on May 17 across the country tomark the 125th birthday anniversary of the late President Ho Chi Minh,founder and first president of modern Vietnam.
On the evening of May 17, Hanoi’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Unionheld an event at the Thong Nhat Park, honouring 125 outstanding workers.
The union also awarded 20 scholarships to disadvantaged workers and 20 gift packages to impoverished workers’ children.
The 2015 Summer of Voluntary Youth was also launched at the event.
An art performance, ‘Ha Noi connects five continents’, was organisedat the Ly Thai To Flower Garden at Hoan Kiem Lake to mark the birthdayof the late President.
On the same day in HCMCity, a brand-new statue of President Ho Chi Minh was unveiled and aspecial art performance, ‘Ho Chi Minh – Your Name is Best’, wasorganised.
In another token of remembrance, theMekong Delta province of Vinh Long launched a Planting Trees Festival toplant 1,000 trees along the main streets in Binh Hoa Phuoc commune,Long Ho district.-VNA