1.   Christmas trees imported from Canada adorn street corners.

2.   Communist Party propaganda posters adorn street corners in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and elsewhere in Vietnam.

3.   Giant posters bearing his well-turned phrases adorn street corners.

4.   Socialist-styled posters of well-chiseled, stern soldiers adorn street corners and shoppers bustle to buy Tet gifts and stock up for the holiday.