(L-R) Vietnam's Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung,Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya,. Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, Laos' Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win prepare to take a photo during the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 230km (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, October 3 , 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

(L-R) Vietnam's Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung,Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya,. Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, Laos' Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win prepare to take a photo during the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 230km (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, October 3 , 2009.

More Photos of Vietnam

View as Grid »

  1. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 10: Miss Vietnam Tran Thi Huong Giang attends a photocall for Miss World 2009 at Gallagher Convention Centre on December 10, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  2. A South Korean human rights activist, wearing a North Korean soldier uniform, hits a mock North Korean asylum-seeker as former North Korean defectors, wearing hood to cover their identities, tie themselves with rope and chains during a rally denouncing alleged famine and human rights violations against North Koreans, in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. Thousands of North Koreans have fled their communist homeland to escape hunger and harsh political oppression in recent years, with many taking a long journey through the lands of China to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries on their way to seek asylum with a great risk of getting repatriated if they were ever caught by Chinese authorities.
  3. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 15: Singapore's President S.R. Nathan (R) and Russia's President Dmitri Medvedev (C) inspect a guard of honor at the Istana presidential residence during a state visit November 15, 2009 in Singapore. Medvedev is in Singapore to attend the APEC summit and is conducting a state visit on Sunday and Monday. The Pacific rim nations meeting in Singapore this week focusing on economic recovery culminates in the 17th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting this weekend, ending 15 November. APEC consists of the 21 Pacific Rim economies: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Peru, Russia, United States and Vietnam.

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (C) walks to a meeting room during the 2nd Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 314 kilometres northwest of Phnom Penh, on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation.
  2. Japanese Foreign Minister Kazuo Kodama (3rd L), Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung (2nd L), Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (L), Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong (3rd R), Laos Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thong Loun Sisolith (2nd R) and Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win (R) stand for a group photo during the 2nd Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation.
  3. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (C), Japanese Foreign Minister Kazuo Kodama (3rd L), Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (L) and Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong (R) take part in the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation.
  4. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya (L) ,Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung (2nd L) ,cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (2nd R) and Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong attend the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 230km (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, October 3 , 2009.
  5. Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya speaks during the 2nd Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on October 3, 2009. The meeting between foreign ministers from the Mekong River region and Japan was held to promote greater cooperation.
  6. (L-R) Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung, Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong , Laos' Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win poss for a photo during the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 230km (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, October 3 , 2009.
  7. TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 7: Laotian Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, left, shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katuya Okada, 2nd right, as Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, 2nd left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama look on during the signing ceremony on Japanese Official Development Assistance to the Lao People's Democratic Republic at the Japanese PM's official residence prior to the Mekong - Japan Summit Meeting on November 7, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting is held to develop the relationships with Japan and Mekong region countires.
  8. Laotian Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katuya Okada (2nd R), as Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh (2nd L), and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama watch during a signing ceremony on Japanese Official Development Assistance to the Lao People's Democratic Republic at the official residence in Tokyo, on November 7, 2009. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on hailed Washington's latest efforts to engage Myanmar as beneficial for the entire Mekong region, during the two-day meeting held to develop the relationships with Japan and five countries of the Mekong region.
  9. Laotian Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Katuya Okada (2nd R) as Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh (2nd L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama look on during the signing ceremony on Japanese Official Development Assistance to the Lao People's Democratic Republic at Hatoyama's official residence in Tokyo November 7, 2009. Japan offered on Friday more than 500 billion yen ($5.5 billion) in aid over the next three years to Southeast Asia's emerging Mekong River region countries, where it seeks more influence and investment opportunities.
  10. Leaders pose for a group photo for the 12th ASEAN - China summit at Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Cha-am, October 24, 2009. Pictured are (L - R) Unidentified Indonesian ministry representative, Laos Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongloun Sisoulith, Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein, Philippines Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, China Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Pime Minister Hun Sen and ASEAN Sec Gen Surin Pitsuwan.
  11. (L-R) Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung, Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong , Laos' Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win poss for a photo during the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 230km (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, October 3 , 2009.
  12. (L-R) Vietnam's Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung,Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya,. Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, Laos' Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Myanmar's Foreign Minister U Nyan Win prepare to take a photo during the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 230km (143 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, October 3 , 2009.
  13. Cambodian Pime Minister Hun Sen and Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) at the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Cha-am, Thailand October 24, 2009. In a slap in the face to Thailand's rulers, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun offered fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra a job as economic adviser. Thaksin, ousted in a 2006 coup, heavily influences a red-shirted, anti-government protest movement from self-imposed exile in Dubai. Thailand is seeking to extradite him to serve a jail term for corruption.
  14. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) speaks to his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as he arrives at the Place de la Concorde in Paris to attend the Bastille day parade, July 14, 2009. (L-R) Nicolas Sarkozy, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer's wife Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 's wife Gursharan Kaur, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's wife Bun Rany Hun Sen.
  15. A demonstrator from Thailand's royalist 'Yellow Shirt' movement holds a sign showing former premier Thaksin Shinawatra (L) hugging Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) during a rally in Bangkok on November 15, 2009. Thousands of royalist demonstrators protested in Bangkok against a visit to Cambodia by their arch-foe, fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The group said it had called the rally to express outrage at the neighbouring country's appointment of Thaksin as an economic adviser and Phnom Penh's refusal to extradite him during his four-day trip there this week.
  16. A yellow-shirted protester holds a portrait of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a rally in Bangkok November 15, 2009. Thousands of Thais gathered in central Bangkok on Sunday to protest at remarks made about the monarchy by fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Venezuelan President Hugo smiles during a military parade in Santa Ines, in his hometown state of Barinas, December 10, 2009, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Santa Ines.
  2. Marcus Storch, Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Foundation, makes a speech during the award ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm December 10, 2009. Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize, an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. In 1968, the Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden) instituted the Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize. Each prize consists of a medal, personal diploma, and a cash award.
  3. The 2009 Nobel Prize winners attend the prize giving ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm December 10, 2009. Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize, an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. In 1968, the Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden) instituted the Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize. Each prize consists of a medal, personal diploma, and a cash award.
  4. U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle wave from the balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo before attending the Nobel banquet December 10, 2009. Earlier in the day, Obama accepted the Nobel Prize for Peace.
  5. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 10: Elham Shaheen and Mostafa Fahmi onstage during the 3rd Annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Dubai held at The Gate during day two of the 6th Annual Dubai International Film Festival on December 10, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  6. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 10: An auction item on display onstage during the 3rd Annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Dubai held at The Gate during day two of the 6th Annual Dubai International Film Festival on December 10, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  7. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 10: Rania Shawqi attends the 3rd Annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Dubai held at The Gate during day two of the 6th Annual Dubai International Film Festival on December 10, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  8. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 10: An auction item on display onstage during the 3rd Annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Dubai held at The Gate during day two of the 6th Annual Dubai International Film Festival on December 10, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  9. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 10: A general view of atmosphere ahead of the 3rd Annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Dubai held at The Gate during day two of the 6th Annual Dubai International Film Festival on December 10, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  10. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 10: An auction item on display ahead of the 3rd Annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Dubai held at The Gate during day two of the 6th Annual Dubai International Film Festival on December 10, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  11. UEFA President Michel Platini, left, chats with Portuguese Soccer Federation President Gilberto Madail before a dinner in Funchal Thursday, Dec. 10 2009. Platini is in the Portuguese island of Madeira to attend the UEFA Executive Committee meeting.
  12. The local police chief in Sargodha, Usman Anwar speaks to The Associated Press, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 in Sargodha, Pakistan. Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida-linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday. Another senior officer said the men wanted to fight jihad, or holy war, in northwestern Pakistan and against American troops in Afghanistan.
  13. The local police chief in Sargodha, Usman Anwar speaks to The Associated Press, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 in, Sargodha Pakistan. Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida-linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday. Another senior officer said the men wanted to fight jihad, or holy war, in northwestern Pakistan and against American troops in Afghanistan.
  14. Canadian born director James Cameron, left, arrives for the World Premiere of Avatar with wife Suzie at a London cinema in Leicester Square, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
  15. U.S. actress Mandy Moore arrives at the amfAR Cinema Against Aids auction night during the Dubai International Film festival in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Thursday,Dec. 10, 2009.
  16. U.S. actress Mandy Moore arrives at the amfAR Cinema Against Aids auction night during the Dubai International Film festival in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Thursday,Dec. 10, 2009.