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Vietnam News Agency joins int'l photojournalism exhibition on COVID-19

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) is joining 46 news agencies worldwide at an international photojournalism exhibition on COVID-19, which opened at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Seoul on November 24.
Vietnam News Agency joins int'l photojournalism exhibition on COVID-19 ảnh 1The photo collection by VNA's reporter Le Minh Son on display at the exhibition (Photo: VNA)

Seoul (VNA) – The Vietnam NewsAgency (VNA) is joining 46 news agencies worldwide at an internationalphotojournalism exhibition on COVID-19, which opened at the National Museum ofKorean Contemporary History in Seoul on November 24.

The exhibition is displaying 120 photos selected from 610entries submitted. As part of the event, 3,000 photo books on the topic, eachhaving 250 pages, will be given away to visitors.

The VNA brought to the exhibition a collection of photostaken by reporter Le Minh Son from the agency’s multi-language online newspaperVietnamPlus. The photos captured military personnel and police on duty at a pedestrianarea in Hanoi in a bid to prevent the spreading of the COVID-19 disease. Thearea was once popular among foreign tourists to the Vietnamese capital, but isnow deserted due to the pandemic.
Lasting until March 1 next year, the event aims to sharecommon COVID-19 difficulties facing people all over the world. The photos also reflectthe reporters’ dedication beyond the fear of being infected./. 
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