Vietnam. Hanoi. Just outside the Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum. A policeman. A mother and her child. Flag of Vietnam (L), also known as the red flag with yellow star. The red symbolises the revolution and the blood shed in the struggle for independence. The five-pointed yellow star represents the unity of workers, peasants, intellectuals, traders and soldiers in building socialism. Flag of the Vietnamese Communist Party (R) with hammer and sickle. 04.04.09 © 2009 Didier Ruef