On May 22, the first working day of the week, many agencies, units, and households in Hai Duong flew flags at half-mast to express their infinite condolences to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong - the respected leader of the nation.
According to the special announcement on the funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the national mourning period will last for two days, July 25 and 26. However, to express sincere condolences to the beloved General Secretary, even though it was the weekend, some units and enterprises in Hai Duong flew flags at half-mast from July 20 and 21. On May 22, the first working day of the week, many more agencies, units and enterprises flew flags at half-mast to show respect and condolences to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
Below are some photos taken by Hai Duong Newspaper reporters on May 21 and 22: