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Good Morning Vietnam

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May 22nd 2010
Vietnam has an emerging economy, ever since good old Bill lifted the sanctions on Nam in 1995. Since then the Kids have been tucking into KFC, strutting around in Nike trainers and listening to Avril Lavigne. So when we got off the plane expecting bamboo huts, little wooden bridges and paper lanterns we were sorely dissappointed. To see that stuff, we had to get to the Mekong Delta where everythin ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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 forc... ... read more