Not only Vietnamese people, many foreign citizens also came to say goodbye to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnam News Today (Jul. 25): State funeral of Vietnamese Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong begins in Hanoi; Vietnam attends ASEAN meetings within AMM-57 framework in Laos; HSBC raises Vietnamese GDP growth forecast to 6.5% this year; PM Pham Minh Chinh receives Indian National Security Advisor.

Chinese Politburo President Wang Huning, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck Soo, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, former Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide will come to Vietnam to attend the funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vietnam and Japan should work harder to promote the bilateral relationship more comprehensively and pragmatically, as per the wishes of the late leader.