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He was a master graphic designer, experienced in creating important designs for bank notes, postage stamps and merit medals. Some of his sketches on tracing paper show the painstaking process it took to achieve perfect symmetry without support of computer algorithms. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s National Emblem: navigating a path to represent soul of the nation

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A special exhibition has just wrapped up at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum that delved into the creative process of designing the National Emblem. In 1951, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam identified the need to assert national sovereignty and to assist the development of international relations with the National Assembly. Soon after, the ministry launched an emblem design contest for the then Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Many entries were received but no finalists were selected. Later, painter Bui Trang Chuoc was recommended and selected to be the final designer. Having graduated from L'Ecole des Beaux Arts de L'Indochine (Indochina Fine Arts School), Chuoc had taught graphic design in Da Lat before the August 1945 Revolution. He was a master graphic designer, experienced in creating important designs for bank notes, postage stamps and merit medals. Some of … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s National Emblem: navigating path to represent soul of nation

Simon Anholt, the first to introduce the concept of a National Brand, compared a strong national brand to a magnet, which creates a common goal for domestic businesses and people, helping them look towards the brand and standardize its products and services according to the brand. In the international arena, the brand will help to break up misunderstandings and bad perceptions, and attract investors and organizations to help the country towards common goals. … [Read more...] about From the Party Chief’s article, think about the Vietnamese national brand

After beating Slovakia 3-1 in the UEFA Nations League last week, the Czech team discovered two of their two massage therapists had COVID-19. Therefore, all players and staff involved in the match were quarantined. The Football Association of the Czech Republic had to choose other players to prepare for the match against Scotland early tomorrow morning (Vietnamese time), including goalkeeper Nguyen. … [Read more...] about Goalkeeper Filip Nguyen accepts call-up to Czech national team

Hanoi (VNA) - With several initiatives, the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41), hosted by Vietnam under the theme of ‘Parliamentary Diplomacy for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN’ from September 8 to 10, is a significant milestone of the 14th National Assembly’s foreign relations during its term as the AIPA chair, as the COVID-19 pandemic is raging on in the region and the world. First online General Assembly in AIPA’s history According to Chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau, organising the AIPA 41 is among the crucial tasks of the Vietnamese NA during its chairmanship term in 2020. The General Assembly of the AIPA is the biggest event in the chairmanship term of any AIPA member parliament, which gathers legislative leaders of all the ASEAN member countries. However, as the COVID-19 pandemic has been raging the whole world, it was impossible to organise a physical … [Read more...] about Vietnamese National Assembly and practical initiatives within AIPA 41