Chuc Mung Nam Moi...

...or "Happy New Year". During the Tet festival (the start of the new lunar year) people clammer to get their hands on a Kumquat tree. The equivalent of a Christmas tree, but with meaning, the fruit tree represents the start of a fruitful and therefore prosperous New Year. Unfortunately, as few Vietnamese have cars, this results in massive numbers of tree-scooter related driving accidents.

American Killer Heroes

February 19th 2007
A Note From the Author Don’t mention the war. That’s the only rule I gave myself for blogs from Vietnam. It’s just too easy a subject. When you say the word “Vietnam” to most people the first thing that pops into their head is the war. But as with all my other blogs I want to take you on a journey of discovery behind the clichés, to tell you about the country of Vietnam - the people, th ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » South Central Coast

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

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