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April 7th 2007
Hanoi Canada’s landmass is nearly 3 times that of Vietnam’s, however Vietnam has almost 3 times the population of Canada. I am currently in Hanoi, which is the capital of the single party (socialist) communist Vietnam and has carried a great history for 100s of years. I arrived here early this morning at 4 am and sat outside a guesthouse waiting to be let in by a prior telephone booki ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Red River Delta » Hanoi

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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