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Lunar New year celebrated in Ho Chi Minh

Several thousand people celebrate the arrival of the Dragon's year in The Saigon river Harbour. Ho Chi Min, Vietnam. 22nd January 2012

by Gerardo Angiulli in Vietnam on 22/01/2012

Society

Ho Chi Minh City colored with flowers for Tet New Year

File images: Tao Dan Park flowers, bonsai, artistic rocks and the Le Van Tam Park Flower Market are prepared and presented to bring out color in...

by Gerardo Angiulli in Vietnam on 21/01/2012

Society

Life in a remote Vietnamese village is about to change forever.

Life in an isolated village community nestled in a mountainous jungle area of North West Vietnam is on the cusp of change. A rough road linking Ban...

by Stephen Ford in Vietnam on 12/08/2011

22/01/2012 - Lunar New year celebrated in Ho Chi Minh - Vietnam - Several thousand people celebrate the...
21/01/2012 - Ho Chi Minh City colored with flowers for Tet New Year - Vietnam - File images: Tao Dan Park flowers,...
12/08/2011 - Life in a remote Vietnamese village is about to change forever. - Vietnam - Life in an isolated village community...
25/07/2011 - Rice planting season in North West Vietnam - Vietnam - The rice planting season is in full...
21/07/2011 - Logging of mature hardwood trees in remote Vietnam - Vietnam - Pictorial evidence of alleged illegal...
10/10/2010 - Hanoi 1000 Year Anniversary - Vietnam - Hanoi is celebrating its 1000 Year...
30/08/2010 - Electric shock fishing in Vietnam - Vietnam - Poverty prompts Vietnamese fisher in...
22/08/2010 - Traditional life in a remote village in Vietnam. - Vietnam - Na Bai is a remote village in North...
08/08/2010 - Ethnic Minorities of Northern Vietnam - Vietnam - The mountains of Sapa district host a...
07/08/2010 - Climate change set to exacerbate landslide threat in Vietnam - Vietnam - Landslides are a common occurence in...

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Climate change set to exacerbate landslide threat in Vietnam

Environment

Climate change set to exacerbate landslide threat in Vi...

Landslides are a common occurence in northern Vietnam, caused by heavy rainfall and deforestation in mountain areas. August and September 2011 saw over 35 landslides. But experts say cl...
by Tommy Trenchard, on 7th of August 2010
Lunar New year celebrated in Ho Chi Minh

Society

Lunar New year celebrated in Ho Chi Minh

Several thousand people celebrate the arrival of the Dragon's year in The Saigon river Harbour. Ho Chi Min, Vietnam. 22nd January 2012
by Gerardo Angiulli, on 22nd of January 2012
Ho Chi Minh City colored with flowers for Tet New Year

Society

Ho Chi Minh City colored with flowers for Tet New Year

File images: Tao Dan Park flowers, bonsai, artistic rocks and the Le Van Tam Park Flower Market are prepared and presented to bring out color in preparation for the Tet Vietnamese New Y...
by Gerardo Angiulli, on 21st of January 2012
Ethnic Minorities of Northern Vietnam

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Ethnic Minorities of Northern Vietnam

The mountains of Sapa district host a variety of ethnic minority peoples whose practices and traditions have resisted the other dominant cultures in the region and include the Flower Hm...
by Tommy Trenchard, on 8th of August 2010
Pollution threatens Hoan Kiem Lake - Hanoi

Environment

Pollution threatens Hoan Kiem Lake - Hanoi

Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake is a major landmark in the city. But in recent years levels of pollution has begun to threaten the lake's wildlife, including the giant soft-shell torto...
by Tommy Trenchard, on 5th of August 2010
Rice planting season in North West Vietnam

Society

Rice planting season in North West Vietnam

The rice planting season is in full swing in North West Vietnam. The country, along with others in the same region of Asia, provides most of the worlds rice produce. Mai Chau, Vietnam. ...
by Stephen Ford, on 25th of July 2011
Logging of mature hardwood trees in remote Vietnam

Environment

Logging of mature hardwood trees in remote Vietnam

Pictorial evidence of alleged illegal and/or community sponsored hardwood logging, and milling in the remote jungle rain forests. Hoa Binh, Vietnam. 21st July 2011.
by Stephen Ford, on 21st of July 2011
Life in a remote Vietnamese village is about to change forever.

Society

Life in a remote Vietnamese village is about to change ...

Life in an isolated village community nestled in a mountainous jungle area of North West Vietnam is on the cusp of change. A rough road linking Ban Son with the outside world is almost...
by Stephen Ford, on 12th of August 2011
Pig Killing Ceremony

Our World

Pig Killing Ceremony

This is the annual festival called “Hoi Chem Lon Te Thanh” (Dedicate the Pig to the Commune’s Founder), taking place on January, 6th (Vietnamese Lunar year) in Nem Thuong ward, Khac Nie...
by Hai Thanh, on 19th of February 2010
Hanoi 1000 Year Anniversary

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Hanoi 1000 Year Anniversary

Hanoi is celebrating its 1000 Year Anniversary with events all around the city for the ten days leading up to the anniversary. The day itself is being marked with military parades and a...
by Dominic Blewett, on 10th of October 2010
Sapa and its people - Vietnam

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Sapa and its people - Vietnam

Views of Sapa, a frontier town near the border with China, its people and the surrounding countryside in the Lào Cai province in northwest Vietnam. Vietnam. August 2006.
by Juliette Atkinson, on 3rd of August 2006
Electric shock fishing in Vietnam

Society

Electric shock fishing in Vietnam

Poverty prompts Vietnamese fisher in the Thua Thien Hue province to use dangerous electro-fishing, endangering not only the eco system but also risking their lives. Vietnam. 30/08/10.
by Samba Chef, on 30th of August 2010
Traditional life in a remote village in Vietnam.

Our World

Traditional life in a remote village in Vietnam.

Na Bai is a remote village in North West Vietnam inaccessible except on foot or by moto-cycle. Traditional life continues in the village which is untouched by tourism. Na Bai, Vietnam. ...
by Stephen Ford, on 22nd of August 2010
The rebirth of Vietnam

Our World

The rebirth of Vietnam

Images from a three-week journey in Vietnam. From North, Northeast, Central, and South parts of the country I found a people rich in culture and compassion who have moved on from its wa...
by Cherieanne Faiella, on 30th of March 2010
Flowers in Dalat

Our World

Flowers in Dalat

Dalat is famous in SE Asia for its beautiful flowers that it grows for internal distribution and international export. Flowers picked in the morning in Dalat can be on the tables of Ho ...
by Didimae Hand, on 11th of July 2010
People on the streets of Hanoi

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People on the streets of Hanoi

Photographs taken in the streets of the Old City and Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi City, Vietnam. 09/04/2008
by Gonzalo Pereira, on 9th of April 2008
Northern Vietnamese Markets

Our World

Northern Vietnamese Markets

DMTX. In Northern Vietnam, the Hmong ethnic minorities gathered in the market of Can Cau and Bac Ha to sell food, handicrafts, tools, tobacco, medicine, and clothing. Can Cau, Vietnam. ...
by Jerome Lorieau, on 24th of March 2007
Holi Festival of Colours in India

Arts & Entertainment

Holi Festival of Colours in India

DMTX. The Holi festival in Dimapur, India also known as the festival of colours is an annual celebration observed by the Hindu community. Singing, dancing and colourful face painting ar...
by Caisii Mao, on 1st of March 2010
Holi festival of colours in India

Arts & Entertainment

Holi festival of colours in India

DMTX. Indian communities celebrate Holi, also known as the festival of colour, which is one of the major festivals to held in India. Holi is celebrated with singing, dancing and people ...
by Diganta Talukdar, on 1st of March 2010
Brave New Hanoi

Our World

Brave New Hanoi

Portraits of Hanoians, scenes from the city and its surrounding suburbs, construction, growth, juxtapositions between old and new, cultures, customs and the rapidly changing face of Vie...
by Aaron Santos, on 1st of February 2010

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