Writer Vu Tu Nam, former general secretary of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, passed away on September 9 at the age of 91.

Former Secretary of the 6th Plenum of the Party Central Committee (PCC) Tran Quoc Huong passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 96.

The gallant gentleman of black and white Vietnamese cinema Nguyen Chanh Tin passed away in his sleep early Saturday morning (January 4) at his home in HCM City aged 67.

Musician Nguyen Van Ty, a member of Vietnam Musicians’ Association, passed away yesterday afternoon in HCM City after a long illness. He was 94 years old.

Poet Phan Vu, the author of the epic Em ơi! Hà Nội Phố that has been set to music for one of the most famous songs about Hanoi, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 93 in HCM City after a long battle with illness.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Popular poet and composer Nguyen Trong Tao passed away on January 7 after dealing with a lengthy and serious illness. He was 71.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Composer Cellist Hoang Duong (Ngo Hoang Duong) passed away on Monday 30 January, according to an announcement from his close relatives.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-French contemporary classical music composer Nguyen Thien Dao passed away in Paris at 11pm on November 20 (local time). He was 75.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The author of the well-known children's tale, Adventures of a Cricket, To Hoai, yesterday (July 6) passed away in Ha Noi at age 94, according to the Viet Nam Writers' Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Renowned composer Hoang Ha passed away at Le Loi Hospital in Vung Tau City on Wednesday. He was 84.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Revolutionary musician Hoang Hiep passed away at his residence in HCM City yesterday afternoon. He was 82.