At 6am on Monday, the national flag was raised and fluttered over Ba Đình Square in Hà Nội. — NA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hiếu

HÀ NỘI — A national flag-raising ceremony was solemnly held at Ba Đình Square in Hà Nội on Monday to celebrate the 79th National Day (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2024).

The honour guard inspects in front of President Hồ Chí Minh's Mausoleum in Hà Nội on Monday. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hiếu

President Hồ Chí Minh read the Proclamation of Independence, giving birth to the Democratic Republic of Việt Nam, a State of the people, by the people and for the people, at the historic Ba Đình Square in Hà Nội on September 2, 1945.

Since then, when Autumn arrives every year, it is time for Vietnamese people in the country and around the world to commemorate the National Day with unforgettable memories.— VNS