Flag of Vietnam with Bảo Đại as emperor. The "Quẻ Ly" Flag, also a red trigram on a yellow background, was adopted in June. Among other things, "Quẻ Ly" symbolizes the direction south. Bảo Đại abdicated in August when Japan surrendered. The French returned in October 1945, but were challenged by the Vietminh, especially in the North. The French proclaimed Cochinchina a republic in June 1946. This puppet state adopted a "Quẻ Càn" flag with blue stripes on a yellow background. In May 1948, the name of the Cochinchina government was changed to "Provisional Central Government of Vietnam" in preparation for a merger
Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations word ASEAN was cyan, and the circle was bright yellow. The stalks themselves were golden brownish in colour. Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations The Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is one of the official symbols of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). It consists of the official emblem of ASEAN on a blue background. Set upon a blue background, ten paddy or rice stalks are drawn in the middle of a red circle with white circumference. The colours of the flag are specified as follows: The ratio of width to length of the