State funeral held for former PM Phan Van Khai
State funeral held for former PM Phan Van KhaiThe funeral for former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai who passed away in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17 started at 8am on March 20 at the city’s Thong Nhat Hall. A similar ceremony was also held in Hanoi to pay last homage to former PM Phan Van Khai. Phan Van Khai was born on December 25, 1933 in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City. Memorial services for former PM Khai in Laos, JapanVietnamese Embassy in Japan holds a memorial service for former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on March 20Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith led a high-level delegation to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai at the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos in Vientiane on March 20. The same day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan held a memorial service for former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and placed funeral books that will remain until March 22.
Source: VietNamNet News March 20, 2018 09:00 UTC