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On May 21, 2013, at the Government’s Office, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung receives former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin who pays a working visit to Vietnam. Photo: Duc Tam – VNA

On May 20, 2013, at the plenary meeting of the 5th session of the 13th National Assembly, Director of the NA Committee on Law Phan Trung Ly presents the report on the collection of people’s opinions on the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution and the adjustment of the draft. Photo: Doan Tan – VNA

On May 20, 2013, the 5th session of the 13th National Assembly opens in Hanoi. In the photo: Panoramic view of the opening ceremony. Photo: Nhan Sang – VNA

On May 16, 2013, during his official visit to Belarus, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had a talk with his Belarusian counterpart Mikhail Myiasnikovich in Minsk. Photo: Duc Tam - VNA

On May 15, 2013, during his official visit to Russia, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung meets with Russia President Vladimir Putin in Sochi City. Photo: Duc Tam – VNA

Focus
East Sea Issue Tops ASEAN Summit’s Agenda
The East Sea is an issue of common concern of ASEAN because it is related to regional peace and security. Therefore, at the 22 nd ASEAN Summit held in Brunei on April 24-25, leaders of ASEAN member countries gave top priority to discussing the East Sea issue.
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National Assembly Chairman Visits Three European Countries
National Assembly Chairman Visits Three European Countries
Prime Minister Attends Regional Summits in Laos
Prime Minister Attends Regional Summits in Laos
Promoting Relations with Western European Countries
Promoting Relations with Western European Countries
Vietnam- Japan Announce Friendship Year 2013
Vietnam- Japan Announce Friendship Year 2013
Vietnam- RoK Boost the Strategic Cooperative Partnership
Vietnam- RoK Boost the Strategic Cooperative Partnership
VNA selects top 10 world events in 2012
VNA selects top 10 world events in 2012
Culture & Society
Xuan Hong Blood Donation Festival 2013
Recently, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion coordinated with the Hanoi Steering Committee on Blood Donation to organize the 6 th Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Blood Donation Festival. Conveying the message of “Sharing red blood, giving hope”, the festival held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi drew the participation of tens of thousands of donors.
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Enjoying the Lim Festival in Spring
Enjoying the Lim Festival in Spring
Unique Ethnic Dolls
Unique Ethnic Dolls
Vietnamese Vaccines
Vietnamese Vaccines
The Culture of Betel and Areca
The Culture of Betel and Areca
Ly Son - A Front - Post Island
Ly Son - A Front - Post Island
Results of agricultural models
Results of agricultural models
Branded in Vietnam
Duc Viet Trademark Sausages
In the domestic market, Duc Viet is known as a powerful trademark with fresh sausage products, such as beer garden sausages and bratwurst. Having been in the market for 12 years these products have become one of the most popular foods in Vietnam.
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Binh Dien Dau Trau Brand Name Fertilizers
Binh Dien Dau Trau Brand Name Fertilizers
Vinatexmart Directly to Vietnamese
Vinatexmart Directly to Vietnamese
KOMIX - Prestigious Products for Agriculture
KOMIX - Prestigious Products for Agriculture
Vinasoy Brand Soya Milk
Vinasoy Brand Soya Milk
KOVA Brand Products
KOVA Brand Products
BETRIMEX - A Famous Coconut Trademark
BETRIMEX - A Famous Coconut Trademark
Local development
Phu Quy Island
Phu Quy Island is located about 120km from Phan Thiet City to the east in Binh Thuan Province. Covering over 17km 2 with great potential, the island is considered the political, economic and cultural centre of the island district of Phu Quy.
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Sa Dec Flower Village
Sa Dec Flower Village
Harvesting Season of Hybrid Corn in Van Chan
Harvesting Season of Hybrid Corn in Van Chan
Thu Hong Bamboo and Rattan Craft Village
Thu Hong Bamboo and Rattan Craft Village
Boat Building in Long Hau
Boat Building in Long Hau
Tan Thanh Lotus Growing Area
Tan Thanh Lotus Growing Area
Raising Ba ba gai in Van Hung
Raising Ba ba gai in Van Hung
Tourism
Gao Giong Miniature of Dong Thap Muoi
Gao Giong Eco-Tourism Area is located in Hamlet 6, Gao Giong Commune, Cao Lanh District in Dong Thap Province, 20km from the centre of the city of Cao Lanh. With a beautiful and charming landscape, the tourism area is considered the miniature of Dong Thap Muoi in the western region in South Vietnam.
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Vit Co Xanh Eco-Tourism Area
Vit Co Xanh Eco-Tourism Area
Green Tourism in Mui Ne
Green Tourism in Mui Ne
The Beauty of Ang Hamlet
The Beauty of Ang Hamlet
The Beauty of Noong Lake
The Beauty of Noong Lake
Huynh Thuy Le’s House
Huynh Thuy Le’s House
The Peak of Hon Ba Mountain
The Peak of Hon Ba Mountain
Portrait
Professor Ngo Duc Thinh and the Mother Goddess Religion
On the occasion of the preparation of a dossier to submit to UNESCO for its recognition of the Chau van (spirit medium ritual) as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Vietnam Pictorial reporter had an interview with Professor Ngo Duc Thinh, a leading expert in the Mother Goddess religion in Vietnam.
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A Trailblazer of Vaccination Programmes in Vietnam
A Trailblazer of Vaccination Programmes in Vietnam
Hunter of Vietnamese delicacies
Hunter of Vietnamese delicacies
The Actress Known For The Role of “Xuy Van”
The Actress Known For The Role of “Xuy Van”
Nguyen Quang Dieu, the Youngest Professor in Vietnam
Nguyen Quang Dieu, the Youngest Professor in Vietnam
Researcher Bui Chi Thanh and the Muong Dance
Researcher Bui Chi Thanh and the Muong Dance
“Mother” of Hybrid Rice Varieties
“Mother” of Hybrid Rice Varieties
Economy
ODA and the Traffic Infrastructure in Hanoi
Hanoi is considered an area that has effectively used the Official Development Assistance (ODA) fund, especially in the construction of the traffic infrastructure. Thanks to this, the image of the urban traffic infrastructure in Hanoi has had great changes and has become more modern and comprehensive.
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Son La Hydropower Plant - Project of the Century
Son La Hydropower Plant - Project of the Century
Supporting Industry of Motorcycle Manufacturing
Supporting Industry of Motorcycle Manufacturing
Hanoi Agricultural Promotion Fund
Hanoi Agricultural Promotion Fund
Bac Giang Province - An Investment Destination
Bac Giang Province - An Investment Destination
Blue Dragon Fruits with Red Flesh in Hanoi
Blue Dragon Fruits with Red Flesh in Hanoi
White Sardine Season in Giao Thuy
White Sardine Season in Giao Thuy
Photography
On the Rocky Plateau
Dong Van plateau is known as one of the 77 geological parks in the world and the second in Southeast Asia after the Langkawi Geological Park in Malaysia. With an immense area of limestone mountains and deserts of rugged rocks, the plateau is also called the land of rocks. Yet, the locals have, for thousands of years, attached their whole lives to their native land and earn their living on small pieces of land on the rocky mountains.
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DK1 Oil Rig Protection Posts
DK1 Oil Rig Protection Posts
“Wartime and the Country in Peacetime” Exhibition
“Wartime and the Country in Peacetime” Exhibition
Buckwheat Flower Season
Buckwheat Flower Season
Mang Thit- The Land of Bricks
Mang Thit- The Land of Bricks
Kingdom of Trinh Tuong Houses
Kingdom of Trinh Tuong Houses
Transplanting Rice Seedlings in Hoang Su Phi
Transplanting Rice Seedlings in Hoang Su Phi
Fashion
Dep Fashion Show 11
Recently, thousands of people in Ho Chi Minh City had a chance to enjoy an impressive fashion collection at Dep Fashion Show 11- Birth of Venus. Thanks to his talent, General Director of the Dep Fashion Show, Charlie Nguyen, led the audience through his interesting story using fashion collections and the cinema language.
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“Italian Architectural Style” Fashion Collection
“Italian Architectural Style” Fashion Collection
Ao dai with Lotus
Ao dai with Lotus
“Ready to Go” with Young Designers
“Ready to Go” with Young Designers
The Unique Costumes of the Bahnar Ethnic people
The Unique Costumes of the Bahnar Ethnic people
Autumn-Winter Fashion Collection 2012
Autumn-Winter Fashion Collection 2012
Luala Presents Spring- Summer 2012 Collection
Luala Presents Spring- Summer 2012 Collection
Discovering Vietnam
Legendary Dambri
Following a winding road with hills of green tea and coffee plants on both sides, about 18km from the city of Bao Loc in Lam Dong Province to the northeast, tourists arrive in Damri Eco-tourism Area where there is an imposing, dazzling white waterfall of the same name that looks like a silk ribbon on the steep cliff.
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The Paper-Making Craft of the Mong Ethnic Group
The Paper-Making Craft of the Mong Ethnic Group
Unique Culture of Khmer Ethnic People
Unique Culture of Khmer Ethnic People
One - Pillar Pagoda Recognized as Asia’s Most Unique
One - Pillar Pagoda Recognized as Asia’s Most Unique
Con Throwing Festival
Con Throwing Festival
Ton Thanh Pagoda
Ton Thanh Pagoda
The Ponagar Tower Complex
The Ponagar Tower Complex
Arts
"The Mist"
“The Mist” is the name of a contemporary dance show that depicts the simple life and daily chores of Vietnamese farmers, such as working in the fields and rice husking. Through contemporary dance movements with the rhythm of Cai luong (renovated operetta) percussion and zither, the audience seems to get a unique perspective of the peaceful landscape of the countryside.
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Valuable Vietnamese Folk Paintings
Valuable Vietnamese Folk Paintings
Dragon Dances
Dragon Dances
Gold-Decorated Porcelain
Gold-Decorated Porcelain
Artistic Works from Sand
Artistic Works from Sand
The 3rd International Puppet Festival
The 3rd International Puppet Festival
Colour of Alluvium on Pottery
Colour of Alluvium on Pottery
Strange story
Ten Vietnamese Records Recognized in Asia
At the 22nd meeting of Vietnamese record breakers in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnamese Record Book Centre announced the reorganization of a total of 33 new Vietnamese records and 10 Asian records.
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Up Café
Up Café
Dong Tam Snake Farm
Dong Tam Snake Farm
Vietnam Sets New Guinness World Record for a Mind-Map Jigsaw Puzzle.
Vietnam Sets New Guinness World Record for a Mind-Map Jigsaw Puzzle.
A man sleepless for more than 35 years
A man sleepless for more than 35 years
Vietnam’s longest bamboo bridge
Vietnam’s longest bamboo bridge
Giant Calligraphy Book in Vietnam
Giant Calligraphy Book in Vietnam
Cuisine
Sai Gon Salad Rolls
The Southern region of Vietnam has a system of criss-crossing rivers and canals and primitive forests that provide the land with a plentiful resource of food to make delicious dishes, including Goi cuon (salad rolls) that is one of the 12 Vietnamese dishes in the food record category recognized by the Asian Record Association.
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“Taste of the World” Festival
“Taste of the World” Festival
Five-colour Steamed Glutinous Rice
Five-colour Steamed Glutinous Rice
Pia Cakes in Soc Trang
Pia Cakes in Soc Trang
Hoi An Cuisine Culture Space
Hoi An Cuisine Culture Space
Dong Binh Griddle Cakes
Dong Binh Griddle Cakes
Oan on Hang Giay Street
Oan on Hang Giay Street
Sports
Cymbal-shaped Martial Arts Weapon
During a recent visit to Hue, I saw martial arts disciples of Bach Ho Martial Arts School performing with a strange weapon, called Thiet xoa (cymbal-shaped weapon). The bronze-made weapon looks like a set of cymbals, which is a traditional musical instrument.
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Mysterious Yen The flute martial arts
Mysterious Yen The flute martial arts
The Mong Ethnic Group’s Martial Arts
The Mong Ethnic Group’s Martial Arts
Le Quang Liem – Vietnam’s Top Chess Player
Le Quang Liem – Vietnam’s Top Chess Player
Dog Racing in Vung Tau
Dog Racing in Vung Tau
Vietnam Obtains Great Achievements at SEA Games 26
Vietnam Obtains Great Achievements at SEA Games 26
Long Stick - A Traditional Martial Arts Weapon
Long Stick - A Traditional Martial Arts Weapon
Land & People
Hanoi - Old Streets and Traditional Trades
Hanoi has an old quarter of 36 streets, each being closely attached to a traditional trade that is clearly shown by its name, such as Hang Muoi (salt) Street selling salt, Hang Manh (curtain) Street selling bamboo curtains, Hang Bac (silver) Street selling silver jewellery, etc.
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Lang Pagoda
Lang Pagoda
Lotus Flowers from Hanoi
Lotus Flowers from Hanoi
By Thuong River
By Thuong River
Gia Lai on its development
Gia Lai on its development
Tien Giang Province, a beautiful and rich area
Tien Giang Province, a beautiful and rich area
Son La, the pearl of North-western Vietnam
Son La, the pearl of North-western Vietnam
News
Leaders pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh

A delegation of leaders of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly and Vietnam Fatherland Front on May 18 laid a ...

Vietnamese PM meets with Belarusian President

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on May 17 met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who affirmed that Vietnam is ...

Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit opened

The second Asia-Pacific Water Summit opened on May 19 in Chiang Mai province, Thailand , to seek answers to the ...

Work starts on tunnels in Thua Thien-Hue province

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 18 issued an order to kick off construction of two tunnels in ...

Uncle Ho’s birthday celebrated nationwide

A ceremony to mark the 123 rd birthday of the late President Ho Chi Minh and honour those who excelled ...

Educational room features Ho Dynasty Citadel

Over 60 students from Pham Van Hinh secondary school explored how Ho Dynasty Citadel was built at a specialised educational ...

Exhibition on legendary Truong Son-Ho Chi Minh Trail

Over 500 objects and documents related to the Truong Son-Ho Chi Minh Trail are on display in an exhibition to ...

Thousands of visitors flock to Giong festival

Some 30,000 people on May 18 flocked to Gia Lam district of Hanoi to attend the main day of Giong ...

President receives foreign ambassadors

President Truong Tan Sang received newly-appointed ambassadors from South Africa, Slovakia, Spain, Azerbaijan, Estonia and Nepal, in Hanoi on May ...

Vietnam hopes to foster cooperation with Belarus

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has proposed the Belarus’ National Assembly increase its legal supports to rapidly implement reached cooperation ...

Vietnam, Japan enhance public security cooperation

A high-ranking delegation from the Ministry of Public Security led by Minister General Tran Dai Quang, Politburo member, are on ...

Vietnam joins 2nd Vice Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

A Vietnamese delegation led by Vice Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son attended the 2nd Vice Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the ...

Children to participate in Dong Ho painting contest

The Hanoi Association of UNESCO Clubs and Heritage Inns on May 16 launched a painting contest called “Children paint national ...

Photo exhibition evokes national sea, islands’ love

A photo exhibition on the country’s sea and islands opened to the public on May 15 in the northern mountainous ...

Eight records on Buddhism announced

The Vietnam Guinness Book Centre on May 16 announced eight Buddhist records on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s 2557th Birthday. ...

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