Painter Nguyen Thu Thuy with the ceramic mural ''Tinh huu nghi Viet My (US-Vietnam Friendship'. (Photo courtesy of Nguyen Thu Thuy)
Hanoi(VNS/VNA) - A ceramic mural, Tinh huu nghi Viet My (The Vietnam-US Friendship),has been inaugurated at the new US-Vietnam Cooperation Centre in Hanoi.
The mural (25m by 1.8m) is by painter Nguyen Thu Thuy and her staff at the TanHanoi Company. Thuy is an author of the mural Ceramic Road by Red River.
The mural starts with the spectacular landscape of the Grand Canyon, a massivegorge located in the state of Arizona.
“The rocky mountain complex can change colours magically according to sunlightand weather. Sometimes the whole mountain area turns red and pink, sometimeseverything turns purple. That magical phenomenon of nature has inspired manyartists to express themselves in their paintings,” said Thuy.
She used colourful ceramic pieces to depict the changing colours of the GrandCanyon.
The mural also shows the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the EmpireState Building in New York. They are highlighted on the national flag of theUS.
Other symbolsmonuments in the mural are the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore, where theportraits of presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Rooseveltand Abraham Lincoln are carved onto the granite surface.
On the other part of the mural, thousands of ceramic pieces are combinedtogether to depict the fantastic view of Ha Long Bay. It’s the highlight of theartwork along with images of the Temple of Literature, the lotus ponds of Hanoiand the national flag of Vietnam.
Painter Thuy also presented US Ambassador Marc E. Knapper with a water-colourepainting of the Grand Canyon, a draft she made before making the mural.According to Thuy, the mural serves as a bridge to enhance mutual understandingand strengthen friendship between the two countries.
Receiving the painting, Ambassador Knapper said: “Vietnam and the US proudlypossessed two natural wonders, the Grand Canyon and Ha Long Bay. I expect thatthese similarities in culture, landscape and history will help us enhancemutual understanding. Together we preserve and promote values favoured bynature.”
The US-Vietnam Co-operation Centre is located at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam(DAV), 69 Chua Lang street, Hanoi./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 15 (US time) had meetings with American friends who have stood by Vietnam and its people as part of his working visit to the US.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s recent working visit to the US is a step to strongly implement Vietnam’s foreign policy, help elevate multilateral diplomacy, and intensify relations with the US - one of the leading partners of Vietnam, an official has said.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to the US to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit, and pay working visits to the US and the United Nations (UN) from May 11-17 has produced a lot of important results, both multilaterally and bilaterally, contributing to promoting the relations between ASEAN and the US, Vietnam and the UN, and Vietnam and the US, and affirming the country's position and prestige in the international arena.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Embassy on May 24 co-organised a ceremony to inaugurate the US-Vietnam Cooperation Centre at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV)’s campus in Hanoi.
The ambassador noted that among the 300,000 Vietnamese residing in the RoK, around 3,000 are living in Pyeongtaek and contributing actively to the local economy. Ho expressed his hope that the local authorities will continue support the overseas Vietnamese community in the city.
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Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
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The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
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Painter Nguyen Thu Thuy with the ceramic mural ''Tinh huu nghi Viet My (US-Vietnam Friendship'. (Photo courtesy of Nguyen Thu Thuy) 
