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Tra Su National Forest  
   

Tra Su National Forest

Cathedral-like waterway through the Forest.
Southern Vietnam: Along the Mekong River

March 1st 2017
The Mekong is Asia’s international river, starting in Tibet and flowing through China’s Yunnan province, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia before it gets to Vietnam. Issues of water conservation and environmental impacts of dams are the same here as on the Rio Grande or Colorado in the States. South of Saigon (or Ho Chi Minh City or HCMC), the river breaks into a delta, much like the Miss ... read more
Asia » Vietnam » Mekong River Delta

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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