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December 30th 2005
Hi, It appears that the most difficult daily task in Ho Chi Nin City (Saigon) is crossing the street. Much more difficult than doing this in a big city in India. Lots of scooter drivers that drive and drive and do not stop. At the beginning in our pathetic trials to cross the street, local people helped us and showed how to do it: you just cross, the scooter drivers will divert eventually and m ... read more

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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