Nation mourns the death of General Vo Nguyen Giap

Accordingly, all State offices and public places are flying flags at half-mast and all entertainment activities are suspended until 12 p.m. on October 13 in tribute to the People’s General, who made great contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.

General Vo Nguyen Giap’s body will lie in repose at the National Morgue at No. 5, Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi.

Mourners can pay tribute to General Giap beginning from 7:30am on October 12, and a memorial service is being held from 7:00am on October 13.

He will be buried in his hometown in Quang Binh province, according to the wish of the late General and his family.

Vietnam Television and Radio the Voice of Vietnam are going to broadcast the memorial and burial services live.

Respect-paying and memorial services are also going to be held at the office of the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee and the Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City coinciding with the ceremonies in Hanoi.

The altar of General Vo Nguyen Giap at his Memorial House in Loc Thuy commune, Le Thuy district, Quang Binh province (VNA)

People in Hanoi pay tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap (vnexpress.net)

Funeral rehearsal at the Noi Bai international airport (dantri.com.vn)

Flags lowered to half-mast in Hanoi Old Quarter (vietnamnet.vn)

… and in the northern province of Thai Nguyen (vietnamnet.vn)