Flags at half-mast for General Giap’s state funeral At 12pm on October 11, the national flag was flown at half-mast at the Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi to start the two-day state funeral for the legendary General. Flags at state agencies, public works and private houses throughout the country were also flown at half mast. The national flag at the Ba Dinh Square was lowered this noon to be added with a black ribbon. The national funeral will take place from 12pm today to 12pm on October 13. The flag at half mast in Tam Thuong Alley, Hanoi. Hang Gai Street. Hang Bong Street. Nga Tu So, Hanoi. The People's Committee of Quoc Tu Giam Ward, Hanoi. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hanoi. Supreme People's Court in Hanoi. Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union headquarters in Hanoi. Thai Nguyen province. Dien Bien City. The Reunification Palace, HCM City. HCM City Youth Cultural House. Nha Rong Wharf. Ben Thanh Market. HCM City Opera House. The People's Committee of Dien Bien Province. At a pagoda in Hanoi. A private house in Hanoi. The People's Committee of Le Thuy District, Quang Binh province, the hometown of General Vo Nguyen Giap. Diamon Plaza building, HCM City. At the office of Thua Thien - Hue Province Art and Literature Association. VietNamNet/VNE/Dantri