An arts programme entitled ‘His Name Shines Forever’ was staged at the Au Co Theatre in Ha Noi on May 19 to mark the 136th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (1890–2026).

At a time when Viet Nam’s revolutionary movement was still in its infancy, young patriot Nguyen Ai Quoc, later known as Ho Chi Minh, lived and operated under extremely hardships, constantly relocating to evade persecution while secretly mobilising and rallying revolutionary forces.