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Named ‘Borderline,’ it is the first Southeast Asian contemporary craft item to be displayed by the museum. The Guimet Museum of Asian Art in Paris is one of the largest Asian art museums outside Asia, with more than 50,000 works of art on display in a space of 55,000 square meters (66,000 square yards). A collaborative work by Vietnamese artist Tran Nu Yen Khe and Hanoi-based Hanoia haute lacquer house, the product is based on the conical hat or non la, a Vietnamese icon, though it has been used in several countries. On the spire of the hat runs a floral motif layered over golden leaves threaded by a barbed wire fence. The bright red and orange colors used reflect those found in traditional pagodas in Vietnam, a predominantly Buddhist nation. Actor and artist Khe, now based in Paris, and Hanoia, a leading haute-lacquer house in Vietnam, found "Borderline" a challenging project. From Khe’s original hand-drawn sketches, the design team at Hanoia developed … [Read more...] about Vietnamese lacquer work first contemporary Southeast Asian art piece in French museum

Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu (sixth from left), military attaché Colonel Nguyen Tuan Minh (fifth from left) and other countries' attachés pose for a photo at the ceremony in Berlin on December 9 (Photo: VNA) Berlin (VNA) – The Vietnamese embassies in Germany and Malaysia have held celebrations to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (1944 – 2019) and the 30th year of the All-People’s Defence Festival. The Berlin ceremony, which took place on December 9, saw the presence of about 150 guests who were officials from German defence and foreign affairs ministries, representatives from foreign diplomatic corps, and Vietnamese associations. Opening the event, Ambassador Nguyen Minh Vu briefed his guests on the VPA’s 75-year development and glorious victories in the fight for national independence, defend and reunify the nation. The army has also been playing an active role in … [Read more...] about Army’s 75th anniversary celebrated overseas

Vietnam has achieved many successes in socio-economic development, contributing to maintaining regional and international peace and stability, and creating an important basis and prerequisite to ensure and enforce human rights. In the current trend of globalization, human rights are a matter of great concern of many countries. The Government of Vietnam always recognizes that respect, protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms are the basic principles of all socio-economic development strategies of the country, and at the same time the accomplishment of its commitments to international and institutional frameworks to which Vietnam is a member. The fact shows that, by proactively and actively integrating with the world, Vietnam has achieved many successes in socio-economic development, contributing to maintaining regional and international peace and stability, and creating an important basis and premise for ensuring and enforcing human rights. The white paper on … [Read more...] about Vietnam actively integrates with the world in ensuring human rights