Vietnam War
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Heavy Rains Flood Saigon
September 26, 2016 Since 4 pm Saigon time on Monday September 26, heavy rains have left Saigon’s streets in chaos. Pasteur-Ham Nghi junction (District 1), Nguyen Huu Canh Street and Nguyen Duy Trinh (District 2) were submerged in over a foot of water. Traffic jams and accidents are the story of the hour. These rains come as no surprise,
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Vietnamese Readers: Trump or Hillary?
September 25, 2016 A survey for our Vietnamese readers. Would you vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? The 2016 U.S. Election has been quite the spectacle. Pundits the world over have been going off about Donald Trump’s crazy antics and Hillary Clinton’s email scandals. We wanted to know what our Vietnamese readers thought about
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Vietnam Hosts 4th Annual Golden Moment Photography Contest
July 13, 2016 Photo entries are now being accepted for the 4th annual Golden Moment Photography Contest sponsored by the VietinBank, Vietnam News Agency and the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.
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Weapon Sales to Vietnam?
May 19, 2016 President Barack Obama will make his first official visit to Vietnam this coming weekend. One big issue on his agenda is deciding whether to remove the U.S. ban on arms sales to the country
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Third U.S. President to Visit Vietnam
May 19, 2016 President Barack Obama is scheduled to land in Hanoi on May 23rd for an official visit – making him the third American president in a row to travel to Vietnam.
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Land of Smiles and Timeless Charm – Part 2
February 22, 2016 Vietnam has two major international entry and exit points those being Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Both Airports have recently increased capacity with Ho Chi Minh City boasting a capacity of 25 million and Hanoi 15 million max per year. Hanoi has close to 400 international/regional flights per week whilst HCMC
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Land of Smiles and Timeless Charm
February 15, 2016 Over the last 10 years Vietnam’s foreign visitor arrivals have increased from 3.583 million to 7.943 million however the increase in 2015 over 2014 was only 0.9%. The biggest inbound markets were China – 1.78 million and South Korea 1.12 million. Interestingly they were also the top 2 inbound markets in 2006
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‘Kong: Skull Island’ to Shoot in Vietnam and Hawaii and Others
October 26, 2015. Legendary pictures has recently announced that it will film its new King Kong film in Vietnam, Australia, and Hawaii with all three having substantial shooting time. Additionally, it was announced the film will spend at least $10.9 million in Queensland, Australia in order to access land for filming. This is a great
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