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RECAP: Typhoon Kajiki Hits Vietnam, Leaving Seven Dead and Widespread Flooding

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing seven deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage in the country. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses.

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Vietnam: Typhoon Kajiki Floods Streets of Hanoi, Halts Traffic 5

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing seven deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage in the country. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses. Flooding and landslide risks remain high, with authorities issuing alerts and evacuation plans in low-lying areas.

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Vietnam: Typhoon Kajiki Floods Streets of Hanoi, Halts Traffic 4

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing seven deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage in the country. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses. Flooding and landslide risks remain high, with authorities issuing alerts and evacuation plans in low-lying areas.

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Vietnam: Typhoon Kajiki Floods Streets of Hanoi, Halts Traffic 2

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses. Flooding and landslide risks remain high, with authorities issuing alerts and evacuation plans in low-lying areas.

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Vietnam: Typhoon Kajiki Floods Streets of Hanoi, Halts Traffic

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses. Flooding and landslide risks remain high, with authorities issuing alerts and evacuation plans in low-lying areas.

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

Tourists pose for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

This photo shows bundles of incense sticks placed at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist tries to make an incense stick in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A tourist poses for photos amid bundles of incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager demonstrates how to make incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager puts a bundle of incense sticks onto a shelf in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Incense Sticks Traditional Making - Vietnam

A villager arranges incense sticks in Quang Phu Cau Village, Vietnam, March 24, 2025. Quang Phu Cau Village, 35 kilometers south of Hanoi, has a long tradition of making incense sticks. These incense sticks need to go through a dozens of processes, such as bamboo splitting, dyeing, powder wrapping and drying, to be made. When bundles of incense sticks are spread out in courtyards and fields for drying, its various colors like vermilion, bright yellow, indigo, emerald green and others form a spectacular scene, attracting many tourists and photographers. Photo by Zhu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flood Waters Threaten Central Hanoi - Vietnam

This photo taken on Sept. 10, 2024 shows flooded houses in Phu Tho province, Vietnam. Super typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods and landslides in Vietnam's northern region have claimed at least 82 lives as of Tuesday early afternoon while 64 others remain missing, said the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flood Waters Threaten Central Hanoi - Vietnam

Houses are flooded by rising water in Phu Tho province, Vietnam, Sept. 10, 2024. Super typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods and landslides in Vietnam's northern region have claimed at least 82 lives as of Tuesday early afternoon while 64 others remain missing, said the country's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Typhoon Yagi Kills At Least 59 People In Vietnam

An aerial drone photo shows a steel bridge collapsed in Phu Tho Province of northern Vietnam, Sept. 9, 2024. As of Monday noon, Typhoon Yagi and consequent landslides and floods have left 59 people dead and missing in Vietnam's northern region, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vietnam names new Communist Party chief

Vietnamese President To Lam attends a press conference in Hanoi after being elected the new general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam on Aug. 3, 2024, two weeks after predecessor Nguyen Phu Trong died.

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Vietnam names new Communist Party chief

Vietnamese President To Lam waves during a press conference in Hanoi after being elected the new general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam on Aug. 3, 2024, two weeks after predecessor Nguyen Phu Trong died.

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VIETNAM-HANOI-LATE PARTY CHIEF-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MEMORIAL SERVICE-BURIAL CEREMONY

(240726) -- HANOI, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2024 shows the hearse motorcade for the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. A memorial service and a burial ceremony were held in the Vietnamese capital on Friday for Trong. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-HANOI-LATE PARTY CHIEF-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MEMORIAL SERVICE-BURIAL CEREMONY

(240726) -- HANOI, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People hold photos of the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong to bid him farewell on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 26, 2024. A memorial service and a burial ceremony were held in the Vietnamese capital on Friday for Trong. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-HANOI-LATE PARTY CHIEF-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MEMORIAL SERVICE-BURIAL CEREMONY

(240726) -- HANOI, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2024 shows a scene of the memorial service for the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, Vietnam. A memorial service and a burial ceremony were held in the Vietnamese capital on Friday for Trong. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-HANOI-LATE PARTY CHIEF-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MEMORIAL SERVICE-BURIAL CEREMONY

(240726) -- HANOI, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2024 shows a scene of the burial ceremony for the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi, Vietnam. A memorial service and a burial ceremony were held in the Vietnamese capital on Friday for Trong. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-HANOI-LATE PARTY CHIEF-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MEMORIAL SERVICE-BURIAL CEREMONY

(240726) -- HANOI, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The coffin of the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong is carried onto a hearse at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 26, 2024. A memorial service and a burial ceremony were held in the Vietnamese capital on Friday for Trong. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-HANOI-LATE PARTY CHIEF-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MEMORIAL SERVICE-BURIAL CEREMONY

(240726) -- HANOI, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2024 shows the hearse motorcade for the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. A memorial service and a burial ceremony were held in the Vietnamese capital on Friday for Trong. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-HANOI-LATE PARTY CHIEF-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MEMORIAL SERVICE-BURIAL CEREMONY

(240726) -- HANOI, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2024 shows the hearse motorcade for the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam. A memorial service and a burial ceremony were held in the Vietnamese capital on Friday for Trong. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-HANOI-WANG HUNING-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MOURNING

(240725) -- HANOI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Esteban Lazo Hernandez, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and president of Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power, in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 25, 2024. As General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping's Special Representative, Wang Huning led a CPC delegation to Hanoi to mourn the passing of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ding Haitao)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-WANG HUNING-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MOURNING

(240725) -- HANOI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 25, 2024. As General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping's Special Representative, Wang Huning led a CPC delegation to Hanoi to mourn the passing of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yao Dawei)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-WANG HUNING-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MOURNING

(240725) -- HANOI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, meets with Vietnamese President To Lam, in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 25, 2024. As General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping's Special Representative, Wang Huning led a CPC delegation to Hanoi to mourn the passing of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on Thursday. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ding Haitao)

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VIETNAM-HANOI-WANG HUNING-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MOURNING

(240725) -- HANOI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- As General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping's Special Representative, Wang Huning, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, leads a CPC delegation to mourn the passing of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 25, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yao Dawei)

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VIETNAM-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MOURNING

(240725) -- HANOI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People queue up to pay respects to late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 25, 2024. A respect-paying ceremony for late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong began Thursday in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. A ceremony to lower the flag at half-mast was held at 6:00 a.m. local time (2300 GMT on Wednesday) here at Ba Dinh Square. The entire country observed a period of national mourning on Thursday and Friday. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MOURNING

(240725) -- HANOI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People queue on streets to pay respects to late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 25, 2024. A respect-paying ceremony for late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong began Thursday in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. A ceremony to lower the flag at half-mast was held at 6:00 a.m. local time (2300 GMT on Wednesday) here at Ba Dinh Square. The entire country observed a period of national mourning on Thursday and Friday. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MOURNING

(240725) -- HANOI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People queue on streets to pay respects to late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 25, 2024. A respect-paying ceremony for late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong began Thursday in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. A ceremony to lower the flag at half-mast was held at 6:00 a.m. local time (2300 GMT on Wednesday) here at Ba Dinh Square. The entire country observed a period of national mourning on Thursday and Friday. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MOURNING

(240725) -- HANOI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A ceremony to lower the flag at half-mast is held at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 25, 2024. A respect-paying ceremony for late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong began Thursday in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. A ceremony to lower the flag at half-mast was held at 6:00 a.m. local time (2300 GMT on Wednesday) here at Ba Dinh Square. The entire country observed a period of national mourning on Thursday and Friday. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MOURNING

(240725) -- HANOI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A respect-paying ceremony for late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong is held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 25, 2024. A respect-paying ceremony for late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong began Thursday in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. A ceremony to lower the flag at half-mast was held at 6:00 a.m. local time (2300 GMT on Wednesday) here at Ba Dinh Square. The entire country observed a period of national mourning on Thursday and Friday. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-MOURNING

(240725) -- HANOI, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People pay respects to late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 25, 2024. A respect-paying ceremony for late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong began Thursday in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. A ceremony to lower the flag at half-mast was held at 6:00 a.m. local time (2300 GMT on Wednesday) here at Ba Dinh Square. The entire country observed a period of national mourning on Thursday and Friday. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Japan PM at Vietnam Communist Party chief's funeral

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (front, L) attends the state funeral of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party, in Hanoi on July 25, 2024. Trong, who had served in the country's highest position since 2011, died on July 19 aged 80.

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CHINA-XI JINPING-MOURNING-NGUYEN PHU TRONG (CN)

(240720) -- BEIJING, July 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, mourns the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at the Embassy of Vietnam in China on July 20, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shen Hong)

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Vietnam's Long-Serving Leader Dies At 80

This file photo taken on Oct. 23, 2018 shows Nguyen Phu Trong (front) taking the oath of allegiance to the Constitution at the Parliament House after being elected as President in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vietnam's Long-Serving Leader Dies At 80

This file photo taken on Feb. 1, 2021 shows Nguyen Phu Trong attending a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vietnam's Long-Serving Leader Dies At 80

This file photo taken on Feb. 3, 2020 shows Nguyen Phu Trong speaking at a grand rally in celebration of the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. Photo by VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vietnam's Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong dies

Photo taken in December 2023 shows Vietnam's Communist Party chief, Nguyen Phu Trong. He died on July 19, 2024, aged 80.

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VIETNAM-HANOI-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-PASSED AWAY

(240719) -- HANOI, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Feb. 3, 2020 shows Nguyen Phu Trong speaking at a grand rally in celebration of the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-HANOI-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-PASSED AWAY

(240719) -- HANOI, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Feb. 1, 2021 shows Nguyen Phu Trong attending a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VIETNAM-HANOI-NGUYEN PHU TRONG-PASSED AWAY

(240719) -- HANOI, July 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 23, 2018 shows Nguyen Phu Trong (front) taking the oath of allegiance to the Constitution at the Parliament House after being elected as President in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. (VNA via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM