A grand requiem took place at Phat Tich Pagoda in the Lao capital of Vientiane on the evening of March 6 to honour the fallen soldiers and victims from both Vietnam and Laos, including the 64 Vietnamese soldiers who perished in the 1988 Gac Ma battle in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly).

A grand requiem for dead victims of traffic accidents is scheduled to be held at Tu Dam Pagoda in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien - Hue, on August 30 - 31.