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 Malaysia the yellow of the star and crescent is the royal colour of the Malay rulers. In blazon, the Malaysian flag is described as: "A banner Gules, seven bars Argent; the canton Azure charged with decrescent and mullet of fourteen points Or". This means "a red flag with seven horizontal white stripes; the upper-left (hoist) quarter is blue with a yellow waning crescent (i.e. horns pointing to "sinister") and a yellow 14-pointed star". The flag of Malaysia, which was first raised on 16 September 1963, originated from the flag of the Federation of Malaya. Prior to the creation of the national