President Luong Cuong along with Party, State, and Phu Tho provincial leaders at the Kinh Thien Palace atop Nghia Linh Mountain in Viet Tri city, the northern province of Phu Tho, on April 7 (the 10th day of the third lunar month) to pay tribute to the Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the Vietnam.

The National Assembly on Oct. 21 voted to pass a resolution electing General Luong Cuong, 67, as the State President for the 2021-26 term.