News of activities of VASS’s President and delegation of officials in Laos
(31/12/2014)
On December 9th 2014, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and Lao Academy of Social Sciences (LASS) organized ceremonially a ceremony of handover and receipt of the Library - Documentation Centre and Office Building Complex of Lao Academy of Social Sciences. The ceremony welcomed Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Member of Politburo, Vice Prime Minister, Chairman of subcommittee on Vietnam-Laos cooperation; Mr. Somsavad Lengsavad, Member of Poliburo, Vice Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Chairman of subcommittee on Laos-Vietnam cooperation; Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and many leaders of many ministries, committees of Vietnam, Laos, and all staff of LASS.
Exhibition Opening: The Central Highlands of Vietnam in the 1950s
(07/08/2014)
On the celebration of 40th year of diplomatic relations between France and Vietnam, Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (part of VASS) has held an exhibition of photo album on “The Central Highlands of Vietnam in the 1950s of the 20th century” in July 10th 2014. Photos were taken between 1952 and 1955 by Jean-Marie Duchange – a French photographer. The photo album,with total 200 pictures in size 6 x 6, was produced from two modern cameras asRolleiflex and Samflex Rolleiflex. The collection is carefully protected by author and his family so they are in good conditions. Recently, Mrs. Évelyne Duchange andMrs. Nadège Bourgoin, daughter grandchild of author, have provided negative films to Quai Branly Museum (France) as award and part of collection was contributed to Vietnam Museum of Ethnology.