The red flag with hammer and sickle remains popular in Vietnam. This photo captures the flag at the 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Communist Party.

Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong, 44, the first US dollar billionaire of Vietnam. Vuong is the boss of Vingroup - a real estate and retail group.

Vietnam has attracted considerable foreign investment capital. The domestic market is also growing. In the photo are Vietnamese workers at the LG television factory.

The rapid economic development of Vietnam generates mass immigration from the countryside to the big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. In the picture: the railway passes through low-roofed houses in Hanoi.

The consequences of the Vietnam War still haunt Vietnamese today. This photo of seriously disabled children who are affected by Agent Orange in the Ba Vi orphanage.

The colorful fabric pieces sold at the Sunday fair in Ha Giang Province. This is a remote, underdeveloped area in Vietnam, located near the border with China.

Trafficking of women and children is a complex problem in remote areas in Vietnam. Vua Thi Sua is one of the victims who was sold to an old man in China. She has a daughter by this man.

Flooding in cities and low-lying areas in the south is a major issue for Vietnam. This photograph features a 3-year-old baby on a homemade raft on flood waters in the heavy flooding in Hanoi in 2008.

A police officer guards a government building in Hanoi. From a city that was damaged by bombs, Hanoi today has become a modern metropolis.

Ho Chi Minh City, with a population of over 6 million, is on the fast track of development and attracts many migrant workers who come seeking the opportunity to better their lives.

Students gather near the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi in celebration of Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary.