President To Lam was elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam for the 2021-2026 term at an extraordinary session of the 13th Party Central Committee on August 3 morning.

Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers and residents can pay tribute to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who breathed his last on July 19, at pagodas and monasteries on July 25 and 26, the same time when respect-paying and memorial ceremonies are held for the leader.