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Background: The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forces under Ho Chi Minh, who took control of the North. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later, North Vietnamese forces overran the South. Despite the return of peace, for over two decades the country experienced little economic growth because of conservative leadership policies. Since 2001, Vietnamese authorities have committed to economic liberalization and enacted structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more competitive, export-driven industries. The country continues to experience protests from the Montagnard ethnic minority population of the Central Highlands over loss of land to Vietnamese settlers and religious persecution.




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97 days ago: Viet Nam Ho Chi Minh published a blog
Dreammy turquiose wash
August 11th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Chau Doc
My friend he noticed it too. The dreamy turquiose walls, the small shops and spaces, dirty spaces, that light up with this dreamy turquiose. On the corner of my street, there are mechanical toy ... [full story]

July 26th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Chau Doc
Since we were preparing for our final border crossing, we thought we'd try something new and take a long boat journey down the Mekong to Vietnam. For the low, low price of $15/person we got a virtual ... [full story]

161 days ago: Chanty8 published a blog
Good Morning Vietnam!
June 8th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Chau Doc
Well, last night i did my first and hopefully last stupid thing, some girls were going to some full moon party and me and two other girls had said we would meet up with them later, but the place we th ... [full story]

Arrival in Vietnam - just the 2 of us
165 days ago: laurentbon published a blog
Arrival in Vietnam - just the 2 of us
April 6th 2009  Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » Chau Doc
Despite the stern posters in the cafe, we sneakily set aside a few pastries at our all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet, true traveller style, and headed off to Phnom Penh port for the ferry to Chau Doc i ... 15 photos [full story]


Chau Doc Blog Entries

Girl on a boat
another good sunset pic
Dunes - Mui Ne
Chau DOc at dawn
Riverfront development oppurtunities
Cruising the canals
ITS A MANS WORLD
UP TO MISCHIEF
POLLUTION AT THE DOCK
such colour
Phu Quoc

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Vietnam Travel Forum
Hanoi
Visa for Vietnam
overnight train from hanoi to sapa
sapa to saigon travel
halong bay to sapa travel
Vietnam weather in NOV
Changing money
what to do in the south
5 day itinerary Vietnam
My Vietnam Travel Journal
vietnam or thailand????
Halong Bay
Booking train travel before you go!
Phuoc Quoc & Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
Work in Asia






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