lighting a fire to ward off the cold.

Hanoi's shops and restaurants are completely covered with tarpaulins, and workers struggle to cope with the early winter cold.

Hanoi is experiencing its coldest weather of the season so far. Many sidewalk vendors have put up tarpaulins to block the wind, while laborers have to bundle up in coats to brave the cold and earn a living.

Turn on heaters and water heaters to keep rare animals warm at Hanoi Zoo.

With the weather in Hanoi getting very cold, zoo workers have to be on duty to care for and monitor the animals' health as temperatures drop, in order to keep them warm.

Hanoi residents light fires to keep warm on the first bitterly cold night.

Nighttime temperatures in Hanoi plummeted to around 12 degrees Celsius, forcing many young people and workers to light fires to keep warm during the coldest spell of winter so far.

Homeless people huddle around fires, wrapped in blankets, sleeping on the sidewalks in the biting cold.

Hanoi is experiencing a severe cold spell with temperatures dropping to a low of 12 degrees Celsius. Many laborers and homeless people are forced to light fires for warmth and sleep under blankets on the sidewalks during the freezing winter nights.