Vietnam presents special souvenirs to international reporters at Trump-Kim Summit

The stamp collection celebrating the 2nd DPRK-US Summit in Hanoi.

After their hard working days reporting on the 2nd DPRK-US Summit in Hanoi, some 3,000 reporters from domestic and foreign news and media agencies have surely achieved certain "spoils" that may be exclusive interviews, images and breaking news.  

Empathizing for their hard work, the host country of Vietnam has decided to present them two meaningful souvenirs, namely a special stamp collection and a ceramic pattern of the Vietnamese ancient-time bronze drum. By offering the gifts, Vietnam would like to say "thank you" to international reporters for reporting this important event in Vietnam, which would contribute to promoting Hanoi - City for Peace.

The Ministry of Information and Communications in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 26 launched a special stamp collection named "DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit". The stamp was designed by artists Nguyen Du and To Minh Trang of the Vietnam Post.

The stamp collection includes one stamp with its face value of 4,000 VND, size of 43mm x 32 mm, and one blog whose dimension is 222 mm x 114 mm. The stamp is on sale in the country’s postal network from February 26, 2019 to December 31, 2020.

With its special artistic language, the stamp conveys the message of “Vietnam - A safe and friendly destination” and “Hanoi – City for Peace” to international friends.

At the same time, it also confirms the role of Vietnam as a responsible United Nations member country, a reliable partner of the international community in promoting peace, stability and development.

The highlight of the stamp is the US and DPRK leaders’ hand-shake on the background of Vietnamese peaceful and friendly bamboos. On the left side stands Vietnam’s flag and a dove -the symbol of peace with the phase “partnership for sustainable peace”.  

On this occasion, Mr. Nguyen Duc Chung, Chairman of the Hanoi Municipal People's Committee also handed over each reporter a ceramic Dong Son bronze drum pattern made by partisans of Chu Dau pottery village of Hai Duong.

This Chu Dau ceramic drum was modeled after the famous Dong Son bronze drum typical to the Dong Son culture dating from nearly 3,000 years.

Reportedly, this is a product exclusive the Formula 1 (Formula One - F1) automobile race to be hosted by Hanoi next year. Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung hoped that foreign reporters would return to Hanoi on April 2020 to cover the event.