Let's see how Vietnam navigated the tumultuous currents of 2023 in a series of images capturing moments of both sorrow and joy, highlighting the unique and everyday moments of life.
Crowds fill Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh city for the countdown to 202337 South Koreans kneel in apology to the victims (including family members and witnesses) of a Vietnam War massacre in which 135 people in Ha My Village were killed by South Korean troops in 1968. They belong to a South Korean delegation that visited the central province of Quang Nam to attend a death anniversary ceremony in the village organized by the Korea-Vietnam Peace Foundation on February 14Two men remove an electronic advertising board of a massage parlor from the sidewalk of Hang Buom street in Ha Noi's Hoan Kiem district on March 16. Ha Noi authorities in March deploys forces to re-establish "sidewalk order" by removing obstacles like billboards and sunshades that encroach on streets. The campaign brings back order on many streets, but the encroachment quickly returns after the one-month patrolsApril 30 Reunification Day crowds overrun the three-kilometer-long Bai Sau, also known as Thuy Van beach, a popular destination in Vung Tau near Ho Chi Minh city, amid scorching weather in the south. On the first two days of the five-day break to mark the Reunification Day and May Day holidays (April 29-May 3), the coastal town of Vung Tau receives 120,000 tourists, accounting for half of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province's total arrivalsVietnamese fans cheer their men's national football team while watching a Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) match against Thailand live, via public TVs on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in Ho Chi Minh city on May 11. The match ends with a 1-1 draw. Vietnam then plays Indonesia in the semifinal, where they lost 2-3, failing to defend their gold medalThe Da river, the water source for the largest hydropower plants in Vietnam, dries out in mid-June following continuous heat waves and a lack of rains, causing severe power shortages in the north. The river spans over 900 km from its origins in China's Yunnan province. Some 530 of those kilometers are in Vietnam. The Da river then joins the Red river in northern Vietnam's Phu Tho province. It has a hydropower system, with a capacity at 2,400 MW in Son La province, 1,200 MW in Lai Chau and 1,920 MW in Hoa Binh, the three largest hydropower plants in Vietnam. For the 2023 summer, there are 97 record-breaking high temperatures across Vietnam, with the highest peak measured at 44.2 degrees Celsius in the central province of Nghe An on May 7Customers enjoy themselves at a pub on Bui Vien walking street, a popular backpacker street in Ho Chi Minh city, while inundated by floodwaters in on the evening of July 5. Floods have become a common scene in the city during heavy downpours or high tidesHa Ngoc Truong, 84, looks out onto the scene outside as a train along Ho Chi Minh city’s metro line No.1 moves on the elevated tracks during a test run. The maiden test run on the entire line of Ho Chi Minh city’s metro No.1 on August 29 carries over 100 passengers through all 14 stations, including three underground, between Thu Duc city and District 1A firefighter rescues a 10-year-old boy from an apartment block in Ha Noi's Thanh Xuan district on September 13. The fire kills 56 people and injures 37 others, making it the deadliest first that has occurred in Vietnam since the ITC shopping mall fire in Ho Chi Minh city killed 60 people in 2002. According to police, the apartment's owner dodges construction laws to turn a ten-story building into an apartment block in the style of "tube houses," which means it has just one exit at its front while the other three sides were completely closed off. He is arrested several days after the firePassengers sit inside a luxury train connecting Ha Noi with Da Nang, two of Vietnam's most famous tourist destinations. Two high-quality trains went into service on the route on October 20, with ticket prices ranging from US$35-42. Hanoi Railway Transport Company has invested in upgrading 28 carriages and purchasing new furniture and restroom areas. All crew on board, including the captain and service staff, are able to communicate well in EnglishAerial view of the Nhat Tan Bridge in Ha Noi on the morning of November 3, when Ha Noi records poor air quality. Dry weather conditions has caused dust to spread, and the burning of trash and other leftover agricultural products also contributes to more pollutionDressed up as Santa Claus, three-year-old Viet Anh plays with bubbles on Nguyen Hue walking street in downtown Ho Chi Minh city on December 24
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