Vietnam's first insect photo exhibition opens

The country's first ever photo exhibition of insects is on display in
Hanoi offering a closer look at Vietnam's anthropological population.

Co-organised
by the Vietnam Nature Museum and the Italian Embassy, the exhibition
has gathered over 200 photos of insects from across the country taken by
researcher Vu Van Lien and Italian photographer Saolo Bambi.

Each
panel features a characteristic of the insect life in an artistic style
although they were initially taken purely for scientific research
purposes.

There are also nine photos of typical forests
throughout Vietnam, located at various different altitudes from the
southern island of Phu Quoc to Fansipan, the peak of Indochina, in the
northernwestern province of Lao Cai.

The exhibition aims to celebrate 2010 as the first year of international biological diversity initiated by the United Nations.

"The
exhibition also has a further purpose of promoting the protection of
biological diversity as well as our living environment for now and for
future generations," said Professor Chau Van Minh, chairman of the
Vietnam Science and Technology Institute.

The exhibition will be on display at Exhibition House, 45 Trang Tien Street, until Dec. 19./.

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Vietnam’s photo exhibitions open in Cuba, France

A photo exhibition on Vietnam by famous Cuban photographer and war
reporter Roberto Salas opened in the Cuban capital city of Havana on
October 8 to mark the 1,000 th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the
50 th anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic ties.

Attending the event were Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Vu Chi Cong,
Cuban first deputy Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina, Vice President of
Cuba-Vietnam Friendship Association Joel Diaz along with representatives
from the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the People (ICAP) and the
Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).

On display were
over 40 black and white photos taken during Salas’s visits to Vietnam in
the 1966-1984 period, notably photos on the late President Ho Chi Minh,
Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, Kham Thien street in ruin after the US
bombing in 1972, the innocent faces of children during the war and the
daily life of Vietnamese people.

Talking with Vietnam
News Agency’s reporters in Cuba, Salas affirmed that photos on Vietnam
were the most successful works during his 50-year career because they
were taken by all his love for Vietnam.

The event was jointly held by Havana History Office and the National Fine Arts Council.

The same day, a photo exhibition entitled “Vietnamese faces” by French
author Cédric Pouralle opened in Paris, France in the presence of
overseas Vietnamese and international friends.

The
event is the outcome of Cédric Pouralles’s journey to Vietnam from 2005
to 2010, featuring 20 photos on Vietnamese land and people of all ages,
walks of life and ethnic groups./.

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Photo exhibitions on Vietnam held in Germany

A photo exhibition on Vietnam opened in Wiesbasden city, Germany’s
Hessen State, on Sept. 23 to mark the 35th anniversary of the two
countries’ diplomatic ties.

On display at the
exhibition, entitled “Hessen meets Vietnam – Vietnam meets
Hessen”, are photos taken by 50 young Hessen people during their visit
to Vietnam in August 2010.

Addressing the
opening ceremony, Hessen Culture Minister Dorothea Henzler and
Vietnam Consul General in Frankfurt Nguyen Huu Trang praised the two
countries’ activities of the Vietnam Year in Germany and the Germany
Year in Vietnam, saying that such a programme will help closely link
Vietnam and Hessen and their young people.

The exhibition will run through Oct. 29, 2010.

Earlier, on Sept. 21, a photo exhibition entitled “Face to Face” was
held in Duesseldorf city of Germany ’s Nordrhein- Westfalen (NRW)
State.

On display were 50 photos taken by Vietnamese
children affected by Agent Orange/ dioxin under the Schmitz Stiftung
Fund’s assistance.

NRW Minister of Health,
Equalities, Care and Ageing Barbara Steffens said the exhibition is
NRW State ’s activity to mark the Vietnam-Germany Year 2010./.

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