Prime Minister Le Minh Hung (right), former President Nguyen Minh Triet (right), incumbent and former officials, along with local residents attend the ceremony held Ho Chi Minh City on October 14 to commemorate and rebury the remains of 731 fallen soldiers recovered from Le Thi Rieng Park. (Photo: VNA)

    Memorial service held for 731 fallen soldiers in Ho Chi Minh City

    From June 23 to October 5, Team K74 and other forces recovered 731 sets of martyrs’ remains from the park. Biological samples and DNA samples collected from relatives of unidentified fallen soldiers are being analysed and stored in the national gene bank to support identification efforts.

    At the handover ceremony.

    Le Duc Tho Memorial House recognised as National Historical Site

    The People’s Committee of Hong Quang ward held a ceremony on October 10 to pay tribute to Le Duc Tho, who was a former Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee, announce the official decision and receive the certificate recognising his memorial house as a national historical site.