Hanoi, Feb. 22 -- Party General Secretary To Lam attended the launch of the annual tree planting festival at the grounds of the Communist Party of Vietnam Museum project in Hanoi on February 22. The ceremony, held by the Hanoi administration in coordination with the Minitry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security, also took place simultaneously across 126 communes and wards of Hanoi. On January 11, 1960 (the first day of the Year of the Rat), then President Ho Chi Minh planted a bayan tree at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi, officially launching the tree planting festival. Since then, this event has evolved beyond a mere annual spring activity to become a cherished cultural tradition with long-term significance for the nation's d...