Category: Vietnam Travel
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How Many Vietnamese Died In The Vietnam War?
When most Americans talk about the Vietnam War, we speak about the American casualties and the lives lost during the War. Every life lost during the War is important, but it is also good to understand how many Vietnamese also lost their lives during the Vietnam War. It is estimated that about 3,350,000 Vietnamese on…
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Is It Vietnam Or Viet Nam?
If you are traveling to Vietnam, you may see Vietnam broken up into two words; the word Vietnam maybe also be shown as Việt Nam for the nation’s name. The words both Vietnam and Việt Nam are correct to use for the country of Vietnam. Vietnam should be used when referring to or writing about…
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Traditional Vietnamese Clothing Before The Ao Dai Dress
The Ao Dai dress in Vietnam has long been a symbol of Vietnamese women’s clothing. But the Vietnamese Ao Dai dress was designed in the early 1900s. Before the early 1900s, Vietnam did not have the Ao Dai as we know it today. In fact, like many things in Vietnam, there were times in Vietnamese…
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What U. S Companies Profited During The Vietnam War?
One of the dirty U.S. secrets of the U.S. War with Vietnam is how many companies profited from the war. For many of these companies, the Vietnam War brought them out of absurdity as they earned billions with war profits. During the Vietnam War, many U.S. companies profited from the Vietnam war. Some of these…
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Could America Have Won The Vietnam War?
Many in America wonder if the United States could have won the Vietnam war but did not do it. The reasons America lost this War have been debated in the US press. America could not have won the Vietnam war as America never won the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people. The Americans had…
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Can Vietnamese Speak Chinese?
China controlled Vietnam for over 1,000 years. Walking around many parts of Vietnam, particularly in north Vietnam, you can find many Chinese written characters on old buildings. Chinese and Vietnamese are not the same languages. A Vietnamese person cannot automatically understand Chinese, and a Chinese person can not understand Vietnamese. Even though the languages have…