US Ambassador inaugurates environmental-themed mural in Hanoi
US Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink on January 15 morning inaugurated the 100 sq.m mural on Hoan KIem street. The artful wall vividly depicts the richness of Vietnam's natural resources through the art of glowing painting, promoting environmental protection and response to climate change.
The inauguration ceremony of the mural is part of the project Clean Environment - Green Planet.
With an estimated 10 square meters, the mural - which lies on the outer side of the My Club - aims to raise awareness about the importance of environmental protection by recreating vividly the animals and plants around the world.
(Photo: Dan Tri)
"The project also demonstrates the friendship between the Vietnam - US partnership in the past 25 years. Vietnam and the US both attach great importance to environmental protection and climate change response. This is a clear demonstration of the friendship between the two countries", Ambassador Kritenbrink said at the inauguration.
(Photo: Dan Tri)
"I am very honored to be present at today's inauguration, I would like to thank the ABC organization led by Ta Thi Thanh Huong and the artists. I am very proud that painter Christine Nguyen has participated. I believe this is a successful project", he added.
(Photo: Dan Tri)
Architect Ta Thi Thu Huong, founder of ACB community-building art, said "This mural depicts quite vividly the richness of Vietnam's natural resources, especially the forest and the sea. ABC organization, the artists and My Club have finished the masterpiece after 45 days".
(Photo: Dan Tri)
A large number of people came to visit and admire the murals after the inauguration ceremony.
(Photo: Dan Tri)
Image of a pangolin (also known as Trout or Xuyen Son). The animal is named in the list of protection-needed endangered flora and fauna species. The pangolin is said to have been illegally traded across Southeast Asia in the past 2 decades.
(Photo: Dan Tri)
A dolphin in the green background of the marine ecosystem.
(Photo: Dan Tri)
The wall carries a fairly clear message about environmental protection, and response to climate change, thereby inspiring people to acknowledge and spread the message to the community.
(Photo: Dan Tri)
Many passers-by stop to take photos of themselves with the artful mural.
Vietnamtimes reporters met Vu Hoang Phuong Anh (born 1991, Hanoi) on an autumn morning in Hanoi. Her youthful style, shining smile are our first impressions ...
A team of students from Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences initiated a virtual waiting room application named QQueue providing a free mobile ...
This is the message shared by Yoshioka Tatsuya, Co-founder and Executive Director of Peace Boat, in an interview with VietnamTimes magazine on the sidelines of the exchange program “Time for Peace: Writing the Next Chapter.” The event was jointly organized by the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), Peace Boat, and two Nobel Peace Prize laureate organizations, Nihon Hidankyo and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.
For Myrna V. Pagán, witnessing and experiencing life in Vietnam firsthand has been a valuable experience. The Vietnamese people she met during her visit gave her a profound sense of hard work, resilience, and hope for the future.
On May 2, as part of his journey accompanying the sacred relics of Buddha Shakyamuni to Vietnam for the 2025 United Nations Vesak Festival, Kiren Rijiju, India’s Minister for Parliamentary and Minority Affairs, met with the Vietnam-India Friendship Association in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). The meeting underscored the deep cultural and diplomatic ties between the two nations, further strengthening their historical bonds through this momentous occasion.
On April 30, in Ho Chi Minh City, Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, met with an international delegation comprising individuals who had supported Vietnam during its resistance war for national independence and reunification. Organized by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, the event marked the delegation’s visit to Vietnam in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification.
On April 30, the exchange program “Time for peace: Writing the next chapter” was held aboard the Peace Boat at the Ha Long International Cruise Port (Quang Ninh), bringing together peace-loving individuals from various countries. The event featured speakers reflecting on lessons from the past while spreading messages of peace, solidarity, and a future free of nuclear weapons.
Frank Howard Joyce, who joined the anti-Vietnam war movement in the 1960s, returned to Vietnam for the fifth time as Head of the delegation of the US National Council of Elders on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's national reunification. For him, each visit offers a deeper understanding of the strength, spirit, and value of peace as embodied by the Vietnamese people.
The Vietnamese people are a nation that truly deserves independence, freedom, and happiness, because they understand the true value of those ideals, said Professor Ahn Kyong-Hwan.
From his high school days in New York, Joel Schwartz has been connected to Vietnam through the anti-war movement. Now at 73, he still feels that the resilient spirit of the Vietnamese people continues to inspire freedom struggles around the world.
Friendship
Friendship
Friendship
Friendship
Friendship
Friendship
Friendship
Friendship