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Good Morning Viet-scam

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March 18th 2008
(Matt) Cut-throat - It was early moring when we crossed the border from Laos to Vietnam, we were packed into a 'sãwngthãew' (a converted pick-up truck with two wooden benches down each side at the back). A family of farmers pushed into the already crowded vehicle and their young girl indicated to me that she needed help getting into the back, as I pulled her up by her left arm, I narrowly a ... 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