Long lines of people stood along the roads surrounding the national funeral hall. Overwhelmed with emotion as they stood before the coffin of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, many could not hold back their tears.
MinYong Kim, a Korean who has lived in Vietnam for seven years, was also moved to have the opportunity to bid a final farewell to the General Secretary.
From the elderly to the young...
Even war veterans on crutches...
Hundreds of people line up to head towards the National Funeral Hall, bidding a final farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as he returns to his motherland./.