MAKING PROFITS: More than 200 million copies have been sold since then and the comics have been translated into more than 100 languages and local dialects. IN THIS PICTURE
A young school girl gazes at a rack of painted Tintin book covers at a store in Ho Chi Minh City April 10. Even though none of Herge's classic Tintin adventures were actually set in Vietnam, local entrepreneurs have tapped into a booming business in Tintin in Vietnam t-shirts, baseball caps, and numerous adaptations on lacquer ware. (Image Courtesy: Reuters)