On 6/7/2013 at the Presidential Office, 200 objects related to the foreign affairs during September 2011 to December 2012 made by President Truong Tan Sang were given to the VNMH Museum.
The objects are gifts given by 12 heads of state including USA, Brunei, India, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Philippine... to President Truong Tan Sang, including:
- Books, newspapers and magazines: 40 pieces, some are valuable books like "The Istana" (Singapore), "“The life of Gandhi” (India)...
- Paintings: 40 pieces made of wood, metal, fabric, lacquer, oil, and gem, such as: Oil paintings given by Hillary Clinton, President of Laos Choummaly Sayasone, Russian Prime Minister Medvedev...
- Statues: 29 pieces made of wood, metal...such as Twin Tower Statue given by Malaysia, Gandhi statue...
- Ceramic vases, plates, tea set: 30 pieces, such as lacquered vase given by Philippine, celadon vase given by South Korea, silver tureen, jewelry box...
- Others are silk scarves, coins, photo albums, maps...
Some object's images:
Flower vases given by Russia
Golden plate given by Sri Lanka
Oil painting given by Hillary Clinton
Twin tower statue given by Malaysia
The bell given by Malaysia
Silver elephant given by Sri Lanka
Shell given by Philippine
Gift given by Russia
Nguyen Trong Luong
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