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The Rice Bowl of Southeast Asia--Mighty Mekong

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January 24th 2008
After a short time in Saigon, we decided to move to the Mekong Delta. This area is called the rice bowl of Vietnam, lush green landscape and a wet climate, most of Vietnam's rice is produced here. The Mekong river is huge, starting in Tibet, then snaking its way down to Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and finally Vietnam, each country depositing its share of trash and layers of oil respectively; no, not ... 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