Ulan Bator, 13.10.11: The last stop on the Chancellor's trip is the Mongolian capital. A child in traditional costume presents the Chancellor with flowers (at right the Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold).
Ulan Bator, 13.10.11: The Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold welcomes Chancellor Angela Merkel with military honours. She was the first German head of government to visit Mongolia.
Ulan Bator, 13.10.11: Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold presents the Chancellor with a gift - a model of the great removal of Genghis Khan's yurts on ox-driven carts.
Ulan Bator, 13.10.11: At a joint press conference the Chancellor declared her conviction that the agreement on partnership in the extractive sector will allow Germany and Mongolia to build a fair, long-term partnership.
Ulan Bator, 13.10.11: On the fourth floor of the government building stands the State Yurt.
Ulan Bator, 13.10.11: In traditional surroundings, the Chancellor met there with President Tsakhia Elbegdorj.
Ulan Bator, 13.10.11: Mongolia, as a parliamentary democracy, is an important role model in Central Asia, said Angela Merkel in her speech to the Mongolian Parliament.
Ulan Bator, 13.10.11: To wind up her visit the Chancellor met soldiers of Mongolia's ISAF contingent for Afghanistan and their German instructors.
Ho hi inh City, 12.10.11: On the second half of the Chancellor's trip to Viet Nam, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City welcomes her to the largest city in the country.
Ho Chi Minh City, 12.10.11: "Education and research are issues that are particularly important for the Vietnamese," said Angela Merkel at a meeting with students at the German-Vietnamese University.
Ho Chi Minh City, 12.10.11: There was huge media interest when the Chancellor attended the German-Vietnamese Business Conference.
Ho Chi Minh City, 12.10.11: In her speech at the Business Conference Angela Merkel promised German support for a possible free trade agreement between Viet Nam and the EU.
Ho Chi Minh City, 12.10.11: Employees of the New World Hotel watch as the Chancellor leaves.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: At the start of her four-day visit to Viet Nam and Mongolia, the Chancellor is welcomed at the airport in the Vietnamese capital with a guard of honour.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung welcomes the Chancellor in front of the Presidential Palace with the national anthems.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: Then Angela Merkel and Nguyen Tan Dung inspect the guard of honour provided by the Vietnamese army. It is Angela Merkel's first visit to Viet Nam as Chancellor.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: The talks in the Grat Hall focused on economic issues.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: The strategic partnership signed by the Chancellor and the Vietnamese Prime Minister embraces accords to strengthen industry, trade and investment.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: "We aim to maintain and strengthen the bridges that link our two countries," declared Angela Merkel at the press conference with the Vietnamese Prime Minister.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: At luncheon the Chancellor and the Prime Minister drink a toast.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: Vietnamese children with flags welcome the Chancellor to the German pharmaceutical and medical supplies company B.Braun Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: During her visit Angela Merkel officially opened the new production plant for infusion systems.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: In the Temple of Literature "Van Mieu", which was founded almost 1,000 years ago to honour Confucius, the German city guide Christian Oster explains Confucian traditions to the Chancellor.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: "Three beats for happiness. That is the tradition here," declared Angela Merkel, as she beat the huge drum in the grounds of the Temple of Literature.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: During her visit to the Temple of Literature the Chancellor met a German-Vietnamese couple who recently moved from Germany to Hanoi.
Hanoi, 11.10.11: Vietnamese passers-by wave to the Chancellor following her visit to the Temple of Literature.