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The contest is being sponsored by the US Department of State, the US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, and the US Embassy Hanoi. The rules of the contest state that entrants must be between 15 and 35 years old on the date of entry into the contest. Photo submissions must be sent in a jpeg format, be five megabytes or smaller, and the photo size must be no smaller than 2048 pixels. They should not have any visible watermarks, signatures, or personally identifiable information. The deadline for submissions will be on September 30. Winners of the contest will be announced on the Embassy’s website and Facebook page, with the awards ceremony scheduled to take place on October 18. According to details provided by the organising board, the contest’s grand prize winner will be awarded a GoPro Hero 9 camera and a certificate from the US Embassy. Furthermore, the first runner-up will receive a Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6 and US Embassy certificate, whi...

On the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of its establishment (1979 – 2022) and the Independence Day of September 2, the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History held the opening ceremony of the exhibition of antiquities called “Pearl Shape” on August 30. The exhibition displays more than 200 ancient jade artifacts dating from prehistoric times to the early twentieth century. This is an opportunity for the public and antique enthusiasts to admire the majesty of unique artifacts that have never been revealed before. Delegates cut the ribbon at the opening of the exhibition. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History Among the displayed artifacts, the highlight is the collection of ancient pearls of doctor Duong Quynh Hoa (Duong Ha). The Duong Ha Collection was collected by the couple Professor Duong Minh Thoi and Mrs. Ha Thi Ngoc – the parents of doctor Duong Quynh Hoa (Minister of Health of the Provisional Government of the Republic of South Vietnam ) from 1930 to 1940. In addi...