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back in the hoach

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March 16th 2010
I’ve now been back in Ho Chi Minh City for about 6 weeks. It feels great to be back. As much as I enjoyed living in Hanoi, I’m glad to be back in the madness of the south. I’m not sure that much has changed while I’ve been away, but not being a local I doubt that I’d notice too much. I still work for the same company, but am now working at a school near the airport. The traffic is pretty ... 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