Every country an impressive photo of 2016

Reuters news agency has published 155 photos taken by reporters in 155 countries. Each picture represents a particular event or culture of the country in the past year.

Vietnam : A young woman in a traditional Ao Dai posing for a cherry blossom bloom in a flower garden in Hanoi on New Year's Eve before the Lunar New Year 2016 (February 7, 2016)

Japan : A businessman standing in front of the lake in Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Garden in sunny weather in Tokyo on March 18

Laos : Photograph of Pha That Luang Grand Stupa in Vientiane capital before the 5-9 ASEAN Summit

Malaysia : Guests relax by the pool overlooking the surrounding buildings covered by haze in Kuala Lumpur on August 28

Australia : A woman excitedly cheered while a pickup truck blew smoke into the sky at the Deni Ute Muster festival in the town of Deniliquin, New South Wales state on October 1.At the festival held in the rural town of Deniliquin, about 20,000 gather and honor their "national treasure": pickup.This Australian-made vehicle has become the symbol of Australian farmers and is the focal point of the Deni Ute Muster festival that celebrates rural life every year.

Argentina : Photograph of the 9th leg of the 2016 Dakar Rally race near Argentina's Belen town on 12-1

Belgium : Blossoming bluebell flowers in mid-April stained the forest of Hallerbos, also known as "Blue Forest" (blue forest) near the city of Halle.Photo taken on April 17.

Bhutan : The Dordenma Buddha statue overlooks the town of Thimphu, Bhutan.Photo taken on April 16.

Brazil : White clouds surround the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro on August 9

China : A girl and a woman sitting in a car watching fireworks in Beijing celebrating the Year of the Monkey 2016 on New Year's Eve

Cambodia : A girl sitting on a boat in a shallow, shallow lake in Kandal Province is affected by the drought on May 13.

Canada : Stanley Ferdinand slices a big salmon he caught at Big Bear Lake in Deline, Northern Canada on September 8.

Cuba : The group of teenagers who play roller skates cling to a car traveling on the street in Havana on March 19

Denmark : A boat traverses DanTysk wind farm, 90 km west of Esbjerg town, September 21.

Part La n: A Santa riding a reindeer during Christmas near Rovaniemi city on December 15

France : Four Mirage 2000C fighters and an Alpha jet flew over Paris on their way to the military parade during the French National Day 14-7.

Germany : Participants in the Perchtenlauf festival in Osterseeon near the city of Munich on December 17

Haiti : Hurricane moment Matthew entered Port-au-Prince on October 3

India : A homeless man eating breakfast on Bengaluru on November 25

Italy : Sailboats gather before the Barcolana regatta at Trieste harbor on October 9

Mongolia : An Olympic athlete wrestles after a regular training outside the training center of the national women's wrestling team in the capital Ulaanbaatar on July 1.

Myanmar : The top of a temple collapses after an earthquake in Bagan on August 25

Netherlands : Photo of the famous FloraHolland flower market at Aalsmeer on March 16

North Korea : Fireworks jubilantly display a magnificent art performance in Pyongyang's main square on May 10, a day after the Labor Party ended its first congress in 36 years.

Philippines : Filipinos visit relatives' graves on All Saints Day holidays at Barangka cemetery, Marikina city on November 1

Russia : A reindeer herd is shepherded in dawn in Krasnoye land in Russia's Autonomous Region Nenets on November 28

Singapore : Photo of Pan Pacific hotel in Singapore on February 21

South Korea : A tourist gets hit by mud in the Boryeong Mud Festival in Daecheon Beach, Boryeong City on July 16

Spain : The human tower of the Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls at Tarragona's human tower competition on October 2

Sweden : Pumpkin grows in Stockholm's Rosendals garden on September 11

Syria : A man steps on the rubble after an air raid in the al-Qaterji area occupied by insurgents in Aleppo September 25

Thailand : Tourists on Mai Khao Beach take photos of the plane flying to Phuket International Airport on March 17

Indonesia : Two women are reading the Koran in the Istiqlal mosque during Ramadan in Jakarta on June 9

English : The boats sparkle in the sun late in the afternoon on the Regent Canal in Little Venice in London on November 30

America : A gap at the US-Mexico border fence outside Jacumba, California on October 7