Contents: Volume Two: Betel - Areca: NGUYEN NHAT THU.
Chapters 1: Betel - Areca. Vietnamese three values: Philosophy, history & aesthetics. 2 - Betel - Areca and prototype. Vietnamese Betel - Areca and Indian ĐẠO CAU. 3 -Betel - Areca in religious & universal concepts. Relativity life & world. 4 - Historical values: Marriage. Matriarchy. Polyandry. Genealogy. Mothers & children of the tribe of Areca. 5 - Illustrative colored photos.

The book-set is composed of two volumes in which the first volume was published in the year of 1989 of the last century and the second volumes is released 20 years late - in the year of 2009. In Vietnam, Betel & Areca chewing is a common custom, but it is containing cultural & traditional values, spiritual mysteries of Vietnamese people. The book-set that you are holding is trying to decipher and to interpret these mysteries.

“The Exhibition's topic The beauty of the Vietnamese Land and People has attracted the participation of numerous art photographers, both professional & non-professional throughout the country. 4241 photos - the achievements of two years artistic creativity (2007 - 08) by 1081 authors from 62 cities and provinces - were submitted to the Exhibition. The Art Council set up by the Ministry of Culture & Information with experts in the fields of fine arts and photography has selected for exhibition 281 works by 225 authors from various cities and provinces.

Trinh Cong Son (TCS. 1939 - 2001) was one of the most famous song-writers and obvious representatives on tragedy of Vietnam history in the second half of the 20th century. He was also representative of some the most beautiful traits of Vietnamese soul. TCS's artistic contribution is a contribution of Vietnamese man for perception of beauty, of sorrow, of love and human being status. The book that you are holding is a kind of comprehensive & multi-dimensional monograph that ever made specializing on TCS's creation.

Contents: Chapters1: Reading the book Vietnam economic thinking. By Tran Phuong. Forewords for the first & second editions. 2 - The past & contemporary think-tank. Vietnam: the period of 1975 - 1979. Economic situation after 1975. Economic thinking. Researching circle. Comrade Le Duan (1907 - 1986) & formation of Vietnam economic strategy. Economic orientations & concrete policies. 3 - The period of 1979 - 1986.

Contents:
Chapters I: The think-tank in the past & at present.
The birth of think-tank. The think-tank in the Socialist Countries. The role & position of so-called system of the schools of the Party. II: Vietnam - the period of 1975 - 1979. Economic thoughts (ET) of Vietnam (VN) after 1975. Space of ET in Socialist camp. Researchers & research facilities. General - Secretary Lê Duẩn (1907 - 1986) & formation of economic strategy for VN.

“To date, it is very difficult to study court music (CM) in Vietnam in general and CM of the Nguyen Dynasty in particular. There are few ancient literary documents. When mentioned about CM, these remaining documents only named different musical genres, pieces, repertoires played by which orchestra & musical instruments. There was no sound materials which played before 20th century. Only some musical scores written by a number of French researchers in European notation showed the main melodic lines.

The “Xing Cao” is one of a special style - calligraphy of Chinese characters. The Dictionary is composed of about 15 000 entries-words helping a reader to decode a varieties of Xing Cao in common written deeds with Sino - Vietnamese phonetics and meanings . It is the Dictionary of scientific & practical values.

The Dictionary is a first experience on its kind that provided a readership with presentation of 1500 exhibits selected from the colossal collection (which composed of more about 20 000 objects) of Vietnam Ethnographical Museum. The Dictionary is completed & edited on following principles: - To reflect a cultural identity of all 54 Vietnam ethnicities. - All words - entries (the names of exhibits themselves) are arranged in alphabetical order of 54 Vietnam ethnicities. - Every word - entry is presented in general formula: the name of exhibit; the name of ethnic group that possesing an exhibit; shape & use descriptions; manufacturing method; cultural value & customs that associated with the exhibit; contemporary usage state & situation; illustrative photos with some other useful information (size, location, person, time & registration of collection). 

The Dictionary was completed by Vietnamese overseas - physician Tran Kim Lan that at present living in Laos. Tran Kim Lan also is an author of many other bilingual language's dictionaries such as: Laos - French; French - Laos; Laos - English; English - Laos; Vietnamese - Laos and Laos - Vietnamese that you are holding. This Dictionary is composed of 50 000 entries-words. In addition, it provided a readership with 25 000 language's contexts, 15 000 proverbs, idioms, sayings and 500 special entries-words regarding folk traditional herbs. It is one of valuable dictionaries helping to understand a Laos culture.

The subject of the book that you are holding is a life and political & literary career of Tung Thien Vuong Mien Tham (TVT. 1819 - 1870) - a member of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 - 1945) imperial family. The book was conducted by the author Nguyen Phuoc Bao Quyen (born 1943 -) - one from off-springs of TVT himself. Thus, the book provided a readership with reliable & valuable information & contents regarding the man & career of TVT.

General Nguyen Son (1908 - 1956) is a Vietnamese. And he is, at the same time, a revolutionary and talented general of the China Red Army and Vietnam People's Army and a skilled fighter who has contributed to fostering the friendship between Vietnam and China. His name is associated to a period in the Long March of the China Red Army and the Vietnam People's Army Resistance War against the French colonialism.

The Collection gathered a total of 201 selected works - posters of 125 Vietnam painters (both professional & amateurs) serving a propaganda task of the Party & Government for political, socio-cultural events in the two years of 2996 & 2007 such as: 60 anniversary of Vietnam National Assembly; Vietnam Communist Party X National Represetative Congress; Vietnam APEC 2006; 60 anniversary of the whole Vietnam Resistance;

Dương Phương Dực (1897 - 1958) was a conscientious responsible reputable educator and journalist of the Vietnam (VN) the Press in the early years of 20th century. The Work that you are holding gathered a total of more 200 the most readworthy writings, essays and articles of the author Duong Phuong Duc written during the years 1915 - 1956.

Contents: 1 - Introduction. Definitions & terminology. 2 - A couple relationship's behavior of the Red River Delta ( RRD ) population. Modern concept on family's ( house ) matters. Who will make a decision on family's ( house ) matters ? Comparative analysis. Allocation / division of family's matters. Models. Disputes & conflicts. Family budget. Sexual life. Employment & incomes and related problems.

“Epitaph” is a cultural phenomena that took root from social life as a typical feature and a form of information in ancient and medieval ages. Epitaph firstly appeared in China in the Tang Dynasty (6th - 9th centuries). In Vietnam the erection of epitaph began by the King of Le Thanh Tong at Văn miếu Quốc tử giám (the Hanoi Temple of Confucious) in the year of 1484 aiming at honoring Confucianism and its the most profound followers.

The book gathered a total of 36 articles (that written from the mid-1970s of the last century up to the year of 2005) focusing on Vietnam traditional culture (including Lunar New Year Festival, Calendar-making, Horoscope / Astrology and Fengshui). The book is divide into 3 parts as following:
Part One: Lunar New Year festival & calendar-making.
Part Two: The culture of 12 animals - symbols.
Part Three: Folk fengshui and horoscope / astrology.

Contents:Chapters 1: Overview on Le Mat village. The Le Mat village & its festivals. Geographical position. Place name. Administrative structure. 13 ranches of the Le Mat. A tradition of snake-hunting. A family & family clan tradition. Religious architecture. 2 - The Le Mat village - tradition, historic sites & festivals. The village's Tutelary God, communal long house (le DINH), festivals & festivals' space. 3 - Ceremonial dances in the Le Mat village festivals. Performance. The GIAO LONG dance. Cultural values. Conclusion. Appendix. Illustrative photos.