2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and more than 400 years of people-to-people contacts between Vietnam and the Netherlands. The visual identity — a combination of the Vietnamese lotus flower and the Dutch tulip supported by the acronyms NL (Netherlands) and VN (Vietnam) symbolize the close ties between Vietnam and the Netherlands, reference the 50 years of bilateral relations, and pay tribute to the Vietnamese and Dutch culture. In cooperation with the Netherlands Embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City (Kingdom of the Netherlands in Vietnam).
The identity is launched together with Liesje Schreinemacher, Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade & Development Cooperation at the Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the trade mission end of November 2022.
Opening trade mission by Minister Liesje Schreinemacher
Prime Minister Mark Rutte is colorizing the NLVN50 logo at the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School in Hanoi (2/11/2023)
Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on a bike tour in Hanoi ↳VN Express International
Staff Netherlands Embassy, Hanoi
Official NLVN50 poncho (photo Tùng Tin)
Ho Chi Minh City Dept. of Transport goes orange
Launch with Minister Liesje Schreinemacher in the Independence Palace (29/11/2022)
Tuoi Tre newspaper ↳ www.tuoitre.vn
Cycling event in Ho Chi Minh City to promote sustainable mobility
More than 600 participants joined the tour ↳ www.saigontimes.vn
