Hanoi, May 19 -- A solemn flower-laying ceremony at President Ho Chi Minh's monument and a symposium on his ideology on peace, independence, freedom and happiness have taken place in Zalaegerszeg city, Hungary, to celebrate his 135th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890-2025).

The events, held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary in collaboration with the city administration, were attended by Zalaegerszeg officials, representatives from Vietnamese associations, leaders of the Hungary - Vietnam Friendship Association, and numerous Hungarian friends.

The monument in Zalaegerszeg, the only full-body outdoor statue of the late Vietnamese leader in Central and Eastern Europe, was inaugurated on April 30, 1976, exactly one year after Vietnam's reu...