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August 6th 2020: A Day to Forget

August 7th 2020
The day before had been a very happy one for Thuy and I. We’d gone to bed, little knowing what was in store. On Thursday August 6th Thuy’s phone rang at 6am, which was unusual. An ill omen. I handed the phone to her and she listened in silence. “A big problem,” she said. Then she got out of bed and began to weep. Her restaurant in Tan Chau had collapsed during the night. Th ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag 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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