Vietnamese veterans gather for a photo in front of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Building on April 29, 2025, ahead of the 50th anniversary celebrations (April 30) marking North Vietnam’s victory over the US-backed South, which ended the Vietnam War.(Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)
Vietnamese female police officers receive salutes from military leaders during a parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War’s end on April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City.(Photo by Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
Women soldiers march in North Vietnamese Army uniforms during the 50th-anniversary parade of the war’s end on April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City.(Photo by Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
Vietnamese troops march in formation during the 50th-anniversary parade of the Vietnam War’s end in Ho Chi Minh City on April 30, 2025.(Photo by Hau Dinh/AP Photo)
A Vietnamese women’s medical unit marches in the military parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the war’s end on April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City.(Photo by Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
Vietnamese female police officers march in the 50th-anniversary parade of the Vietnam War’s end on April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City.(Photo by Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
Honor guard members prepare for Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s welcome ceremony at Hanoi’s Presidential Palace on May 5, 2025, during his official visit to Vietnam.(Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA/EFE)
Crowds gather to watch a Buddha relic procession during Vesak celebrations in Hanoi on May 13, 2025. The relics, brought from India for the first time, were displayed in multiple Vietnamese cities from May 2–21.(Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA)
An electricity worker takes a break while repairing power lines in Hanoi on May 29, 2025.(Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)
A street vendor sells dried goods in Hanoi on June 4, 2025, ahead of World Environment Day (June 5), themed “Ending Plastic Pollution.(Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA)
A woman poses beside lotus flowers at Hanoi’s West Lake on June 9, 2025. Lotuses bloom across Vietnam’s lakes and ponds from late May to August.(Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA)
Farmers transport lychees to a wholesale market in Bac Giang province’s Luc Ngan district on June 18, 2025.(Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)
A visitor photographs artwork at Hoang Anh Trung’s “Out of Orbit” exhibition in Hanoi on July 10, 2025, held at Mo Art Space until July 13.(Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA)
Childcare teachers push children in carts through a Hanoi neighborhood on July 10, 2025.(Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)
Tourists feed koi fish at a café in Ha Long, Quang Ninh province, on June 20, 2025.(Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Phoot)
A capsized tourist boat is salvaged in Ha Long Bay on July 20, 2025, after a tragedy claiming 38 lives and leaving 5 missing.(Photo by Vietnam News Agency/EPA)
A cải lương (traditional opera) performance of “Kiều Nguyệt Nga” unfolds in a Ho Chi Minh City apartment theater on July 26, 2025. Director Leon Quang Le revives the art form through free weekly shows.(Photo by Thanh Hue/Getty Images)
Colorful incense sticks dry at Thua Thien Hue’s 700-year-old Thuy Xuan Village on July 6, 2025. Made from natural ingredients, the incense attracts tourists who can observe or try crafting their own.(Photo by Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)
A police officer loads a miniature horse onto a truck in Hanoi on August 8, 2025.(Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)
Women in áo dài (traditional dress) rehearse for Vietnam’s 80th National Day parade in Hanoi on August 13, 2025.(Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)
