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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military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973.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.To be updated

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Just a short entry, we spent a chilled day on the very pretty beach just relaxing and playing football with some locals! the sea once again was lovely and warm! We opted for a 3 quid 60 min massage on the beach which after a chilled previous day just completely chilled us out-hard life!! After checking out and showering we headed off for another night train-thinking we were old hands at it by now but opting to sleep rather than misbehave! Hoever Mr-train driver had other ideas and his unhealthy relationship with the brakes plus a rickety track made sleep quite [View Full Entry]

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fresh fruit made to order while U wait!

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Clothes shops.
These pictures I would call "Strassenbeobachtungen" in german and in english I would probably describe them as daily scenes in HCMC. This is what I see everyday. Have fun! [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 1st 2008 | 71 Views | [diary=329732]

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By jaapenanne
October 1st 2008

Vietnam!!

 Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
Hallo allemaal, Het is alweer een tijdje geleden, de tijd vliegt hier echt! We hebben dit keer zowaar een prima computer en dus de mogelijkheid om veel foto's op de site te zetten! Volgens mij staan ze nu wel een beetje door elkaar... In ieder geval staan de beloofde foto's van de motortoer in Loas er ook bij op! Wat hebben we allemaal gedaan... Ik begin toch maar even vooraan wel zo gemakkelijk! Ja ik, want Anna zet het verhaal dit keer op de site en Jaap verzorgt de foto's! Haha. We zijn in een klein vliegtuigje naar Hanoi gevlogen! Leek [View Full Entry]

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First things first, back to bed after very little sleep on the night train! After a few hours catching up we got ready and took a trip to see the Cham Towers nearby, it is a shrine temple to Lakshmi (sorry for spelling! and do correct me if i'm wrong but i think she is the goddess of beauty?!) We saw some amazing views of the coast from the top and took some arty photos of flowers and things!! After we had spent a while there, we headed down to the local mud baths and mineral spa for some much-needed relaxation!! [View Full Entry]

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the view from ChamTower
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By Jakop
October 1st 2008

Vietnam - Ha Long og Sa Pa

 Asia » Vietnam » Northwest
Ha Long (fortsat fra igaar) Paa selve trekket (paa Cat Ba oeen) saa vi ikke saa mange dyr, det var mest lyde fra dem, hvilket fik mig til at taanke paa om det blot var hoejtalere der sagde lydende. Eksistensen af dyr blev da bevist, idet vores guide paa vej op af en stejl skraent pludselig udbryder "Snake... very poisen", hvor efter han braad ud i et smil og en let latter. Han hentydede til en meter lang slange der laa faa meter vaak, der laa og slangede sig i solen der pletvis kom igennem traedaekket. Han brugte sin vidunder pind [View Full Entry]

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My class at Tan Binh.
Hello my friends, I have been quite busy the last few days. New volunteers arrived other ones left, starting new projects and getting things for classes organised have kept me busy. The last time I wrote, I mentioned a new class that I am teaching three times a week. Now I have more information about the shelter and would like to share it with you. The shelter is called Tanh Binh and is about 20 minutes from where we live. It shelters about 27 children, and their ages range from 7 to 18. The children (who are all boys) are not [View Full Entry]

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I believe this is the city theatre.
These are some pictures I took while walking around and doing some errands downtown. [View Full Entry]

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By trillionsofcats
September 30th 2008

Sept 30 -2008

 Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi
B: sticky rice, hot chocolate, instant soymilk S: Japanese smarties -I love them! (of course I love North American smarties too) L: rice, coyote squash, carrots, tofu with tomatoes -yum!, pommelo S: fresh fruit and condensed milk slushee -amazing!!!!! you mix it yourself with a spoon so you have huge chunks of fresh fruit in it! Called "sua ---" can't remember D: Indian banana lassi -great!, Indian spicy eggplant -amazing!, Indian bread -delicious!, Indian naan, rice, Indian vege samosas, Indian curried potatoes with cauliflower (hmmm... can you guess I was at an Indian restaurant?) [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 4th 2008 | 9 Views | [diary=330572]


Here are a few photos of the people we have seen in this great country. Some are posed and others are captured from afar so as not to be intrusive. They show emotions such as happiness, sadness and calm. [View Full Entry]

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Halong Bay Boat Drivers
Hanoi  Lake Temple Visitors
Hue street seller

By WazzaSof
September 30th 2008

Retreat from Saigon

 Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City
In June - before we left Vietnam for ever - we tried to visit some of the places we'd enjoyed in our time but also some of the places we'd never managed to go. Of course we also tried to meet up with the friends too. Saigon is a great city, full of energy and noise and hubbub. It may not be the most beautiful city in Asia or even in Vietnam but there is more life in a single back street there than in most European cities. In our last days we took the mopeds out around unfashionable District 4 [View Full Entry]

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District 7 Faces
Jade Emperor Pagoda Interior
Cho Lon Dragon Masks