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At the Military Museum in Hanoi  
   

At the Military Museum in Hanoi

Welcome to Vietnam!

April 20th 2014
"Welcome to Vietnam!" No, I don't mean the old slogan of the Vietnam Tourism some years ago, but US President Bill Clinton's words in his speech at the Hanoi National University in November 2000. Mr. Clinton was the first US president to visit the unified country of Vietnam and the first in the capital city of Hanoi. In 1994, Mr. Clinton lifted the US trade embargo against Vietnam and a year later ... read more
Asia » Vietnam

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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