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Ho Chi Minh City: Saigon to You and I

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December 13th 2012
As the North Vietnamese marched into Saigon, it was one of their most significant acts of reunification to rename the South Vietnam capital as Ho Chi Minh City. But being honest, I know it as Saigon, you know it as Saigon, and most importantly, all but the most politically correct of Vietnamese know it as Saigon. So Saigon. It's up there with the most evocative of cities. The name implies g ... 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