The book was completed on the occasion of 55 anniversary of Dien Bien Phu military campaign (DBPMC. May. 1954 - May, 2009). It provided a readership with many selected materials & photos focusing on following topics / contents: 1 - Vietnam People Army (VPA): Strategic military offensive in the Winter - Spring of the years of 1953 - 54.

Contents: Part One: Overview on the Pu Na ethnic minority in Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province. The name of the ethnic community. Population & habitat areas. Tangible & intangible culture of the Pu Na. Funeral ceremonies / services of the Pu Na. Part Two: Full original text of the Pu Na funeral songs in the Pu Na spoken language that made in Latinized transcription.

Contents: Chapters: 1: Vietnam village community at present. Some general notices. Forwarding village community (VC). Some suggestion, recommendations & solutions. 2 - Implementation of democratic regulations. Building governments of village level. The scope of problems, emerging issues & solutions at present.

The Edition that you are holding is a result of the Exhibition of Ancient Maps of Hanoi & Its Suburbs which was jointly organized by L'Espace (Hanoi France Cultural Center) & Vietnam National Library in the year of 2008. The Edition provided a readership with the process of urbanization & its relevant development of Hanoi during a century (1873 - 1965).

Contents: Chapters: 1: Ethnic minorities' ( EM ) issue & policy in socio-economic development of Vietnam multi-ethnic the Country. Some theoretical issues. The Party EM policy from the year of 1986 up to now. 2: EM issue & relationship in VN mountainous regions from the year of 1986 up to now. Overview. Real status & situation. Policy implementation.

Contents: Chapters 1: A fire kitchen (FK) in a life of Vietnam the Thai ethnic minority (TEM) in Mai Chau District, Hoa Binh Province. Overview on TEM. The stilt houses of the TEM in Mai Chau. The FK in general architectural plan of the stilt houses. A role, place & structure of a FK. 2 - The role of FK in a life of the TEM. FK in every-day life. FK in spiritual life. Fire kitchen in customs, habits and belief: Some non-written regulations.

Contents: Chapters: 1 - Orientations & diplomatic policies of Vietnam during Renewal. 2 - Bilateral relationship between VN & other nations of Asia, Europe, America, Africa & Middle East. 3 - Multiple relationship & international issues. UN & its international institutions / organizations. UNESCO. ASEAN, EU & related institutions. Non-aligned movement. NAM - NAM relationship.

Bronze casting is one of Vietnam's ( VN ) ancient & famous traditional crafts. Throughout thousands of years of history, successive generations of bronze casting artisans have been working in their craft. As a result, they have brought their technical & artistic abilities to new heights. Unfortunately, the four great bronze works of VN during the Ly & Tran Dynasties were destroyed by wars & nature.

Contents: Chapters 1: Nature, content of political culture. 2 - Factors that making thoughts of Vietnam political culture. History of the issue and its outstanding features. 3 - A structure of private family - village - state / country and political culture of Vietnamese community. 4 - People as a root.

“Village Tutelary and Belief of Thang Long - Hanoi” - is the new title of former book " The Stories of Hanoi's Gods and the Burgess Belief " that used to be presented by XUNHASABA in NEW BOOKS from XUNHASABA No. 03/ 2005, Code 030805. The Edition that you are holding is a reprint of above-mentioned one with some enlargement and replenishment.

The book presents Vietnam provinces & cities (a grand total is 64) by 6 key geographical regions: 1 - Red River Delta. 2 - Vietnam North upland & mountainous area. 3 - Central coastal area. 4 - Central Highlands. 5 - Vietnam South. 6 - Mekong River Delta. The book provides a readership & research staff with multi-potentials & development perspectives of those Vietnam provinces & cities by geographical position / location; administrative division;

It is a Collection of memoirs of former Soviet Union military advisers that directly took part in the progression of Vietnam War as a brothers-in-arms of Vietnam North during the years of 1965 - 1973. It is the first time when a Collection of such kind was unveiled officially. It provided a readership with matters & events that up to now have been known by a few people.

Being one of the most famous ethnologists of 20th century, Prof. Georges CONDOMINAS has had a lot of contribution for development of Ethnology of many countries. This Edition was published on the occasion of Exhibition titled " We are eating a jungle - Georges Condominas in Sar Luk " that conducted in Vietnam Ethnological Museum from December 11th, 2007 to March 16th, 2008.

Contents: Part One: All people are going to the front line, to Dien Bien Phu. A roads in the DBP military offensive. All for victory. A stories of surgeons & physicians. Artists also are soldiers. Part Two: A stories narrating by the soldiers themselves who have been directly took part in the DBP campaign. General situation before “the day of N” A panorama of region of Red River Delta.

Contents: Chapters 1: Relationship between people - society - nature in the process of socio-economic development. A key concepts. Nature of this relationship. A potentials of a conflict. A sustainable development. 2 - Market economy & State's role in natural resources & environment's management.

The book covered one of the most important, complicated and, at the same time, the most interesting aspects of spiritual life of Vietnam Muong ethnic minority (MEM) - the culture of belief that, besides belief & religious reflections, has been integrated in itself a lot of distinct cultural features of literature, music, paintings, performance ...

The book is composed of a total of 24 writings & papers and divided into two parts as following: 1 - Relationship between human being and culture: Some traditional & modern view-points. 2 - Human being & culture in the practice of human being's development in Vietnam. Here are some the most reading-worth

Contents: Chapters: 1: Concepts on social equality & social progress. 2 - The role & position of social equality in social progress. Social equality as a driving force & measure of social progress. 3 - Implementation of social equality in Vietnam today. Political orientations & directions regarding implementation of social equality. Some emerging problems. Conclusions.