The respect-paying ceremony for President Tran Dai Quang starts at 7am on September 26 at the National Funeral Hall at No. 5, Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi (Photo: VNA).

Acting President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and former President Nguyen Minh Triet at the ceremony (Photo: VNA).

People pay respect to President Tran Dai Quang (Photo: VNA).

(Photo: VNA).

Incumbent and former leaders of the Party, State and representatives of central and local agencies pay their last respect to President Tran Dai Quang. (Photo: VNA).

The national flag flies at half-mast at the Presidential Palace (Photo: VNA).

The national flag flies at half-mast at Trang Tien Plaza, a shopping centre located in the downtown of Hanoi (Photo: VNA).