[Thanhnien] Immediately after the news of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's passing was announced, many young people using Facebook changed their profile pictures to black and white to express their condolences.

[Thanhnien] From 5am on July 26, people lined up at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi, to see off General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Many young people were also present to see off the General Secretary and support people coming to pay their respects.

As a student of the Faculty of Literature, Hanoi University, school year 1963 - 1967 and having to study in a scattered campus, along with the sound of bombs and bullets, former student Nguyen Phu Trong overcame all difficulties to become the only person to achieve the maximum graduation thesis score for the entire course.

Teacher Nguyen Hung Vi, lecturer of the Faculty of Literature, has met and worked with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong many times in his daily life. The following are his memories of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

(CPV) - According to information from the Central Council for the Protection of the Health of Officials, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, after a period of illness, despite the wholehearted treatment of the Party, the State, the collective of professors and doctors, and the wholehearted care of his family, due to old age and serious illness, he passed away at 1:38 p.m. on July 19, 2024 at the 108 Central Military Hospital. He was 80 years old.