Vietnamese propaganda posters

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October 27th 2009

Published: October 27th 2009

In May 2007, during my transit time from Brunei to Hanoi, I had to stay for a night in Kuala Lumpur. While I was walking down a street in Bukit Bingtang trying to find a hotel or guest house, I passed by a Vietnamese restaurant in the area. It was easily recognizable since the Vietnamese propaganda posters were hung up as decorations both inside and outside the restaurant. I went into the restaura... Read Full Entry

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Propaganda for traffic safety in Hanoi

"Wear your helmet when riding motorbike"

Seasons greetings 2008!

This is a poster on Tràng Tiền street in Hanoi during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year 2008. You can see peach blossom, flag and bronze drum on this propaganda which are the symbols of spring and festival.

Don't drink alcohol when driving your vehicles

Poster in Kim Bôi town of Hòa Bình province

A propaganda poster in Đồng Văn town

Propaganda for rural development - Photo taken in Đồng Văn town, Hà Giang province.

Some posters in Hanoi's center

In front of the pedestrian way to the lake in Hanoi's center.

No violence in families (Phan Thiết city)

Propaganda for not using nylon bags

Propaganda for not using nylon bags to protect environment in Cù Lao Chàm (Chàm island) area of Hội An town (Aug 2012).

New Year poster 2012

This shot was taken outside the market in Mù Cang Chải town in Yên Bái province. This place is famous for terraced rice paddy-fields.

Family planning propaganda - Quy Nhơn city

Propaganda in Than Uyên town

To build up a good life.

The 1000th year celebration in Hanoi

This is a propaganda poster for the Millennium Year anniversary on 10/10/2010 in Hanoi. It was placed outside Thống Nhất park in summer 2009.

Hanoi's Liberation Day

Some propaganda posters outside a government office in Hanoi (10/10/2009).

Propaganda for birth control

Outside a government office in Than Uyên town, Lai Châu province, the North West of Vietnam.

Propaganda for the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi

On 10/10/2010, Hanoi will celebrate the Millennium Year. In this poster you can see King Lý Thái Tổ who chose Hanoi as capital in 1010, Hanoi's symbol (the yellow tower), traditional flags and the construction process. It was placed outside a school in Hanoi.

Poster in Kim Bôi town of Hòa Bình province, NW Vietnam

Traffic safety and industrial development

Propaganda in Vĩnh Phúc province on my way to Tuyên Quang province in May 2012.

Huế city in central Vietnam

This poster was placed next to a stage outside the Imperial Palace in Huế city, central Vietnam in January 2009. The words included the Lunar New Year 2009 and the Communist Party.

The Independence Day in Hanoi

Poster of President Hồ Chí Minh declaring the independence of Vietnam in 1945 was placed on a street in Hanoi's center (2/9/2009).

Propaganda for the 1,000th anniversary of Hanoi

Workers, soldiers, teachers or doctors are often shown on propaganda.

85th anniversary of the Communist Party

Poster outside Thong Nhat park in Hanoi (3 Feb 2015)

Propaganda for jungle protection

The left propaganda poster is about jungle protection. The right one is about Hồ Chí Minh's words. This shot was taken at Tân Trào historical site in Tuyên Quang province.

27th October 2009

Hideyuki Kobayashi
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Tranh cổ động
Thanks for your photos of colourful propaganda bills, which might be one of the best ways to keep same idea in common. Yes, this is a feature in Communist countries. I feel,in China,nothing but being constrained with it because of "written in Chinese Characters" with direct expessions to tell the truth.

27th October 2009

Governor
Kent D. Converse

Hanoi Girl
I enjoy your blogs so much. Kent

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