Hanoi, April 26 -- From north to south, Vietnamese people on April 26 (the 10th day of the third lunar month) solemnly marked the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day, turning their hearts toward the nation's roots.

​In Ho Chi Minh City, leaders, residents, overseas Vietnamese, students and pupils offered incense and flowers in tribute to the Hung Kings and Nguyen Huu Canh, credited with opening up the Sai Gon - Gia Dinh area. Rituals were conducted with full traditional rites, including ceremonial processions, offerings of banh chung, banh giay (square and round glutinous rice cakes), fruits and southern specialties, and formal sacrificial ceremonies.

Speaking at the event, municipal Party official Nguyen Phuoc Loc said the act of offer...