The exhibition introduces 159 winning photos in the world press photo contest in 2021. Photo: Xuan Khu/VNA

The exhibition showcasing stories that make people stop, feel, think and act to a worldwide audience was opened by the Consulate General of the Netherlands on Wednesday evening.

Since 1955, the annual World Press Photo Contest has awarded some of the world's best press photographs by professional photographers who have contributed to visual journalism over the past year.

World Press Photo Exhibition 2021 has toured 90 countries around the world. The exhibition is open to the public free of charge until April 10, 2022.