(VOVWORLD) - This autumn Vietnam celebrates the 76th anniversary of the August Revolution that gave birth to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The celebration coincides with the 110th birthday on August 25 of General Vo Nguyen Giap, the national hero who, with President Ho Chi Minh, led the historic revolution of 1945 and the victorious Dien Bien Phu campaign of 1954. Here are some archive images depicting historic milestones in the life of General Giap.

(VOVWORLD) -Silk weaving has been a traditional handicraft in Vietnam for thousands of years. Legend has it that the craft was introduced to Co Do village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Ba Vi by the sixth Hung King’s daughter, Princess Thieu Hoa. Through the centuries, the craft has been conserved and incorporated into the daily life of many Vietnamese.

(VOVWORLD) - The once-bustling Phuc Am votive paper village on the outskirts of Hanoi has fallen quiet amid the annual Vu Lan Festival, also known as the filial piety ceremony, due to the resurgence of COVID-19 in the community.

(VOVWORLD) - August 19, 1945, marked the beginning of the August Revolution in Vietnam and the establishment of the first democratic worker-peasant state in Southeast Asia.

(VOVWORLD) - A seven-day lockdown has come into force starting 8 a.m. August 16 in Da Nang city, with measures leaving the central city vastly different compared to normal days.

(VOVWORLD) - The terraced field worshipping ceremony remains one of the most important traditional rituals performed by the Mong ethnic group in Mu Cang Chai district in the mountainous northern province of Yen Bai ahead of their new crop.

(VOVWORLD) - Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has deprived the tourism sector of international visitors, Le Hoang, a tour guide based in Hanoi, has found a creative and unique way of keeping tourism going.

(VOVWORLD) - An arts teacher from Vung Tau city has created a series of emotional paintings in order to encourage frontline workers in their ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing thousands of views, shares, and comments on social media.

(VOVWORLD) - Thousands of expats residing in Ho Chi Minh City have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic in recent weeks, thereby helping to protect themselves and the wider community.

(VOVWORLD) - Messages of love and light-heartedness are popping up to encourage people around the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly children and frontline workers against the pandemic.