(VOV) - Vietnamese Director Le Tuan Anh, currently in the Philippines, reports the storm’s devastation is beyond imagination

(VOV) - The central region of Vietnam has been hit by severe floods, resulting in widespread devastation and chaos. 

(VOV) -Downpours coupled with water discharged from some hydro-electric power plants in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai have submerged sections of key roads and swept away many hundreds of local residents.

(VOV) - Most children living in Vung Vieng and Cua Van fishing villages, part of Quang Ninh province’s Ha Long City, leave school after finishing the fifth grade.

(VOV) -Russian artists have impressed local audiences with two days of cultural events recently concluded in Hanoi.

(VOV) -Bich Khanh, who was crowned Miss Ngoi Sao (Star) Vietnam 2012, is taking part in the Miss Grand International 2013 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, from November 3-20.

(VOV) -At least 13 people were killed and 81 others were injured after typhoon Haiyan, packing winds of 117kph, ripped through north-central and northern provinces.

(VOV) -Hanoi’s Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is hosting an exhibition of more than 100 photos celebrating Vietnam’s cultural heritage.

(VOV) -Rising floodwater has submerged many roads in Ho Chi Minh City, causing widespread traffic congestion in urban areas and residents houses to be completely flooded.

(VOV)- It still has its primary features preserved by ethnic minority people living in mountain areas. 

(VOV) - The ancient town of Bao Vinh in Hue City has been inundated by heavy rains and rising water from the Huong (Perfume) River.

(VOV) - Hue City is striving to cope with typhoon Nari with its windforce much stronger than the previous storm Wutip.

(VOV) - A sombre atmosphere prevailed in Vung Chua where crowds of people were gathering, watching the burial service and waiting to pay their last respects to General Giap.

(VOV) - Hundreds of thousands of people from across the country have converged on Vung Chua, Quang Binh province, to pay their last respects to General Vo Nguyen Giap.

(VOV) - People from Quang Binh province and adjacent areas gathered outside Dong Hoi Airport to receive their General’s coffin to his motherland.

(VOV) - VOV online reporters took pictures at the national funeral house moments a couple of hours before the memorial service took place at 7.00 on October 13.

(VOV) - Despite of hot weather, thousands of people from across the country flocked to the National Funeral House at No5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi, to pay last tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap.

(VOV) -Defying heavy rain, thousands of locals in General Vo Nguyen Giap’s home province of Quang Binh have queued to offer their final farewells to the national hero and talented leader.

(VOV) - Construction units are putting finishing touches to a road linking Quang Trach district to Vung Chua-Yen Island where General Giap will rest in peace.

(VOV) - Thousands of people from HCM City and southern provinces are lining up in front of the Reunification Palace to pay their last respects to the legendary General.

(VOV) - The organising board for General Giap’s funeral conducted a rehearsal on October 12, practicing the route from Dong Hoi Airport to the General’s final resting place on Quang Binh province’s Vung Chua-Yen Island.

(VOV) - State agencies and public places are flying flags at half-mast ahead of the state funeral for General Vo Nguyen Giap, commencing simultaneously in Hanoi, Quang Binh, and Ho Chi Minh City at 7:30 on October 12.

(VOV) -Thousands of books are on display at Autumn Book Fair 2013 which opened at the Vietnam Women’s Museum in Hanoi on October 10.

(VOV) -General Vo Nguyen Giap made his final trip to historical Dien Bien Phu battlefield in 2004 at the age of 92 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu campaign victory that ended French colonial rule in Indochina in 1954.

(VOV) - Thousands of people have queued up in front of General Vo Nguyen Giap’s house on No. 30 Hoang Dieu Street to pay their last respect to Vietnam’s legendary General.

(VOV) - A house on 30 Hoang Dieu street in Hanoi, where General Vo Nguyen Giap lived and worked, holds many memories and souvenirs of a legendary man.

(VOV) - The life and career of General Vo Nguyen Giap, former Commander-in-chief of the Vietnam People’s Army, earned him a place amongst history’s greatest military leaders.

(VOV) - Photographer Nguyen Thanh Tung’s 28 images of ethnic minority groups entitled “Saying Hello to the Northwestern region” are on display at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.

(VOV) - Typhoon Wutip, packing winds of more than 120kmh, wreaked havoc on central coastal provinces on September 30.

(VOV) - Artisans from Thieu Trung commune’s traditional bronze casting village of Che Dong - part of Thanh Hoa Province’s Thieu Hoa district - have successfully cast the world’s largest bronze drum.