Quang Tri (VNA), April 30 -- A national flag hoisting ceremony was held at the Hien Luong-Ben Hai Banks National Historical Relic Site in the central province of Quang Tri on April 30 to mark the 49th Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975-2024).

The ceremony drew leaders of the Party Committee, People's Committee, and departments and sectors of Quang Tri, as well as Heroic Vietnamese Mothers, veteran revolutionaries, and a large number of locals.

Participants sang the national anthem and spent a minute of silence to commemorate people who shed their blood for national independence and freedom, and for happiness of the people.

Addressing the event, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Tri Hoang N...