Respect-paying activities for President Ho Chi Minh and heroic martyrs will resume on August 16, announced the management board of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on June 10.

The Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh.

President Ho Chi Minh passed away on September 2, 1969. His body was embalmed and placed in a glass coffin inside the granite mausoleum.

The mausoleum has become an important landmark of the capital city and is integral to the political and social history of Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City hosts first-ever fruit festival

A fruit festival kicked off along Binh Dong wharf in District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City on May 28, part of efforts in building waterway tourism products in the southern economic hub.

President Ho Chi Minh: Whole life dedicated to nation and people

President Ho Chi Minh was an exemplary of a great communist living a benevolent life, an extraordinary hero of the nation who dedicated his whole life to fighting for the sake of the Vietnamese nation and people.

National symposium highlights revolutionary morality in accordance with President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality and style

A national symposium on enhancing revolutionary morality and wiping out individualism in accordance with President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality and style was held in Hanoi on May 12.

Ho Chi Minh Campaign: A shining landmark in the nation’s history

The general offensive in the spring of 1975, with the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign as its pinnacle, ended successfully, leading to the ultimate victory of the resistance war against the US aggressors and the country's reunification.

Ho Chi Minh City kicks off new helicopter service

The first helicopter tours took off over Ho Chi Minh City on April 29, carrying 30 passengers.

Source: VNA