Delegates visit Vietnam News Agency's photo exhibition at opening of 14th National Party Congress

Delegates attending the 14th National Party Congress visited the photo exhibition "Under the Party Flag - The Country Enters a New Era" organised by the Vietnam News Agency before the opening of the congress in Hanoi on November 20 morning.

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Delegates attending the 14th National Party Congress visited the photo exhibition "Under the Party Flag - The Country Enters a New Era" organised by the Vietnam News Agency before the opening of the congress in Hanoi on November 20 morning. (Photo: VNA)
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Delegates attending the 14th National Party Congress visited the photo exhibition "Under the Party Flag - The Country Enters a New Era" organised by the Vietnam News Agency before the opening of the congress in Hanoi on November 20 morning. (Photo: VNA)
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Delegates attending the 14th National Party Congress visited the photo exhibition "Under the Party Flag - The Country Enters a New Era" organised by the Vietnam News Agency before the opening of the congress in Hanoi on November 20 morning. (Photo: VNA)

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