Devotees attend a welcoming ceremony for what is believed to be the relics of Buddha 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 5 months ago

Devotees attend a welcoming ceremony for what is believed to be the relics of Buddha 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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  1. Vietnamese General Le The Tiem, Deputy Minister of Public Security, answers questions at a press conference on a presidential amnesty decision for prisoners on the occasion of National Day in Hanoi on August 31, 2009, in the shadow of a bust of late president Ho Chi Minh (background). A dissident Catholic, father Nguyen Van Ly, whose release has been sought by US lawmakers failed to make a list of more than 5,000 prisoners granted the amnesty.
  2. Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile Jackie Chan, left, talks with Dr. Hoang Quoc Ky, right, while holding 6-month-old patient Tran Quy Thien, of Hanoi, during his visit to Vietnam-Cuba Hospital in Hanoi,Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Chinese actor came to Vietnam to attend the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile Vietnam. For its anniversary, the operation will be conducting 15 simultaneous missions from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to carry out free surgeries for Vietnamese children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates, dental problems and other facial deformities.
  3. Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile Jackie Chan wears a surgical mask and medical clothes to go into an operating room, during his visit to Vietnam-Cuba Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Chinese actor came to Vietnam to attend the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile Vietnam. For its anniversary, the operation will be conducting 15 simultaneous missions from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to carry out free surgeries for Vietnamese children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates, dental problems and other facial deformities.
  4. Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile Jackie Chan, left, watches Dr. Bill Magee, co-founder of Operation Smile, right, perform lip surgery on a 6 month-old baby during his visit to Vietnam-Cuba Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Chinese actor came to Vietnam to attend the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile Vietnam. For its anniversary, the operation will be conducting 15 simultaneous missions from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to carry out free surgeries for Vietnamese children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates, dental problems and other facial deformities.
  5. Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile Jackie Chan, left, watches Dr. Bill Magee, co-founder of Operation Smile, right, perform lip surgery on a 6 month-old baby during his visit to Vietnam-Cuba Hospital in Hanoi,Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Chinese actor came to Vietnam to attend the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile Vietnam. For its anniversary, the operation will be conducting 15 simultaneous missions from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to carry out free surgeries for Vietnamese children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates, dental problems and other facial deformities.
  6. Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile Jackie Chan is seen wearing a surgical mask and medical clothes to go into an operating room, during his visit to Vietnam-Cuba Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Chinese actor came to Vietnam to attend the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile Vietnam. For its anniversary, the operation will be conducting 15 simultaneous missions from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to carry out free surgeries for Vietnamese children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates, dental problems and other facial deformities.
  7. Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile Jackie Chan, left, meets with 6-month-old patient Tran Quy Thien, and his mother Nguyen Thi Than of Hanoi during his visit to Vietnam-Cuba Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Chinese actor came to Vietnam to attend the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile Vietnam. For its anniversary, the operation will be conducting 15 simultaneous missions from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to carry out free surgeries for Vietnamese children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates, dental problems and other facial deformities.
  8. Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile Jackie Chan holds 6-month-old patient Tran Quy Thien, of Hanoi during his visit to Vietnam-Cuba Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Chinese actor came to Vietnam to attend the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile Vietnam. For its anniversary, the operation will be conducting 15 simultaneous missions from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to carry out free surgeries for Vietnamese children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates, dental problems and other facial deformities.
  9. Smile Ambassador for Operation Smile Jackie Chan, left, smiles to 6-month-old patient Tran Quy Thien, of Hanoi, as Dr. Alice Chu of Hong Kong holds Thien during a visit to Vietnam-Cuba Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Chinese actor came to Vietnam to attend the 20th anniversary of Operation Smile Vietnam. For its anniversary, the operation will be conducting 15 simultaneous missions from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City to carry out free surgeries for Vietnamese children suffering from cleft lips, cleft palates, dental problems and other facial deformities.
  10. Denmark's Queen Margrethe (R) and her husband Prince Consort Henrik pose for a photo in front of the statue of late Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi November 2, 2009. Queen Margrethe, her husband Prince Consort Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary are in Hanoi for a ten-day visit to Vietnam from November 1 to 9.
  11. Danish Queen Margrethe leaves the mausoleum of late vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi on November 2, 2009. Queen Margrethe is on a 5-day official visit with her royal family.
  12. Danish Queen Margrethe (C) and her husband Danish Prince Consort Henrik (R) walk into the mausoleum of late president Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi on November 2, 2009. Queen Margrethe is on a 5-day official visit with her royal family.
  13. Danish Queen Margrethe (L) walks behind a wreath carried by soldiers as she pays hommage to late president Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 2, 2009. Queen Margrethe is on a 5-day official visit with her royal family.
  14. Danish Queen Margrethe (2L) and Danish Prince Consort Henrik (C) walk behind a wreath carried by soldiers as they pay hommage to late vietamese president Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on November 2, 2009. Queen Margrethe is on a 5-day official visit with her royal family.
  15. Danish Queen Margrethe leaves the mausoleum of late vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi on November 2, 2009. Queen Margrethe is on a 5-day official visit with her royal family.
  16. Danish Queen Margrethe (2L) and Danish Prince Consort Henrik (2R) walk behind a wreath carried by soldiers as they pay hommage to late president Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum during a visit to Hanoi on November 2, 2009. Queen Margrethe is on a 5-day official visit with her royal family.

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