EFEO Photo Archive Eyes UNESCO Memory of the World Status
As part of Vietnam's cultural heritage preservation efforts, the EFEO (French School of the Far East) photo archive is aiming for UNESCO Memory of the World status, a move that also marks 50 years of cooperation between Vietnam and UNESCO.
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