Buddhist monks carry a container holding what is believed to be the relics of Buddha during a welcoming ceremony in Hanoi June 6, 2009. The relics, a gift from Myanmar in 1956 according to Vietnam's Buddha Association, were originally housed in Ho Chi Minh city and will now be kept by the association in Hanoi. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

Buddhist monks carry a container holding what is believed to be the relics of Buddha during a welcoming ceremony in Hanoi June 6, 2009. The relics, a gift from Myanmar in 1956 according to Vietnam's Buddha Association, were originally housed in Ho Chi Minh city and will now be kept by the association in Hanoi.

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  2. Catholic Cardinal Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man (R), Ho Chi Minh city Archbishop attends a mass as part of the Holy Year celebrations at So Kien church, near Hanoi November 24, 2009. The Catholic Church in Vietnam marks the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the first two Apostolic Vicariates in Vietnam. The Catholics on Monday and Tuesday are also commemorating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Dioceses in Vietnam.
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  4. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  5. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) is shown the way as he pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  6. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) is shown the way as he pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  7. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French leader is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  8. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a visit to his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French leader is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  9. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  10. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  11. French Prime Prime Minister Francois Fillon (3rd L) pays hommage to late Vietamese president Ho Chi Minh during a wreath-laying ceremony at Ho's mausoleum in Hanoi on November 13, 2009. The French premier is on a three-day visit with a business delegation aimed at boosting commercial ties between France and the communist country.
  12. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon smiles at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh after a wreath-laying ceremony in Hanoi November 13, 2009.
  13. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon adjusts a wreath during a wreath-laying ceremony at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi November 13, 2009.
  14. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd R) follows a Vietnamese soldier carrying a wreath during a wreath-laying ceremony at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi November 13, 2009.
  15. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon smiles at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh after a wreath-laying ceremony in Hanoi November 13, 2009.
  16. France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon (C) walks behind a Vietnamese soldier carrying a wreath during a wreath-laying ceremony at the mausoleum of the late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi November 13, 2009.

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