A new set of New Year stamps has been launched nationwide to welcome the upcoming traditional lunar New Year Festival (the Year of the Rat).
Vietnam’s capital on Sunday kicked off celebrations leading up to its 1,000th birthday in 2010, when Hanoi hopes to have its historic heart recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site.
A 18m-high Di Da (Amitabha) Buddha statue and a pagoda park were inaugurated in Vinh Trang pagoda in My Thi city, the Mekong delta province of Tien Giang , on January 14.
Children attend a painting contest themed “Our Colorful World” at Binh Quoi Resort in Ho Chi Minh City.