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Hanoi Vietnam

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July 9th 2011
My 6 week journey through South East Asia began in northern Vietnam. There are two big cities in Vietnam, Hanoi in the north (the capital) and Saigon in the South. Vietnam was divided during the French occupation and when the French left the Americans occupied the South. As an American, I call the war the Vietnam War but here it is called the American War. In 1975 Vietnam became united. M ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Northeast » Ha Giang

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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