then-President Richard Nixon ordered flags raised to full-staff during the mourning period for President Lyndon Johnson to honor the release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam.

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will temporarily raise the American Flag at the state Capitol to full height on Inauguration Day next week, joining a handful of GOP governors and ...

The manufacturing sector is the cornerstone of Vietnam’s economic growth and resilience. The government has undertaken several initiatives to leverage the country’s inherent strengths, resulting in ...

The program, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in collaboration with relevant agencies, featured Vietnamese artists who used to study at prestigious music schools in Russia.

Flags at the U.S. Capitol will be flown at full height on Inauguration Day — before the end of a 30-day mourning period in honor of former President Jimmy Carter — House Speaker Mike Johnson c ...

Several more states have confirmed flags will be raised on Inauguration Day, despite the mourning period following former President Jimmy Carter's death. After the death of a former president ...

before the 30-day mark to honor the first American prisoners of war released from Vietnam. The celebration lasted a day before the flags were returned to half-staff for the rest of the mourning ...

Despite President Joe Biden’s former directive that U.S. flags would be flown at half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day—a continuation of mourning after the death ...

GOP governors of at least eight states ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on President-elect Trump’s Inauguration Day, bucking tradition by raising flags before the end of a customary 30 ...

Eight state governors have now said they will fly flags at full-staff for Donald Trump's Inauguration Day, along with the Capitol at Washington D. C.—before the end of the mourning period for ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, left, and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong pose for photos during ...