| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu
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| | since the country became independent in
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| was one of most elegant women of the 20th
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| | 1976. Certainly, Vietnam has greatly
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| century.In the 1950s and 1960s,she was
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| | increased the number of schools in
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| first lady of South Vietnam. She was
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| | response to demands for educational
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| born in 1924 in Hanoi,Vietnam.In fact,
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| | opportunities by the people.
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| she was compared with ladies such as
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...In 2000, Bill
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| Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (former first
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| | Clinton,who was president of the United
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| lady of the United States), Dewi Sukarno
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| | States (1993-2001), was given a hero´s
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| (ex-first lady of Indonesia), Grace Kelly
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| | welcome in Vietnam as he became the first
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| ( former princess of Monaco) and Eva
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| | American president to visit the Asian
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| Duarte de Peron (former first lady of
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| | country.
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| Argentina).In the 1960s, Madame Ngo Dinh
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...The "ao dai" is the
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| Nhu popularized the traditional
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| | most popular national costume in Vietnam.
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| Vietnamese "ao dai" (long dress). She
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam is one of the
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| currently resides in France, where she is
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| | ten member countries of the Association
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| writing her autobiography.She speaks
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| | of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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| fluent English, Vietnamese and French.
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Hanoi is well known
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam is the home
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| | for its famous restaurants. Some of the
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| to Historic City of Hue-one of the
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| | restaurants are built along the Red river
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| ancient wonders of the world. During the
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| | to provide diners with a riverside view
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| Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945), Hue was the
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| | of Hanoi´s sunset.
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| capital of Vietnam. More than 10 palaces
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam hosted
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| in Hue provide some of the best remaining
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| | delegates from 21 contries at the 2006
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| examples of Vietnamese architecture in
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| | APEC Summit.
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| Asia. It is the monument that best
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...The Phong Nha-Ke Bang
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| symbolizes Vietnam. Hue has been
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| | National Park is a World Heritage Site in
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| recognised as a World Cultural Heritage
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| | Vietnam.
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| Site by the United Nations Educational
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...AmeliaVega, Miss
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| Scientific and Cultural Organisation
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| | Universe 2003,went to Hanoi to attend the
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| (UNESCO).
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| | 2003 Miss Vietnam pageant.
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Hieu Ngan Tran is one
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam competed at
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| of the Vietnam´s best known and
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| | the modern Olympic Games for the first
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| well-loved athletes. She is a taekwondo
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| | time at the 1952 Summer Olympics in
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| athlete who competed in the women´s
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| | Helsinki, Finland.
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| featherweight category at the 2000
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...The 11th Taekwondo
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| Olympic Games and won the silver medal.
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| | World Championship was held in Ho Chi
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| The silver medal for Vietnam was the
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| | Minh City, Vietnam, in June 2001.
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| first ever won by that country in Olympic
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT....Like Carlos Noriega
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| competition.
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| | (Peru), Abdul Ahad Mohmad (Afghanistan),
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam is famous for
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| | Jugdermedidiyn Gurragcha (Mongolia) and
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| its hospitality, and the average visitor
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| | Salman al-Saud (Saudi Arabia), Pham Tuan
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| will have no difficulty in adapting to
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| | was one of the best astronauts in the
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| local traditions.
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| | Third World. He was the first Vietnamese
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...The Vietnamese film
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| | astronaut and the first Asian in space.
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| industry has been honoured at film
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| | Pham Tuan flew aboard the shuttle
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| festival and award ceremonies around the
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| | Soyuz-37 in July 1980. He was in space
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| world. The prizes attained include the
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| | for more than 7 days. Pham Tuan was given
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| Golden Lion for best film awarded by the
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| | a hero´s welcome when he returned to
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| Venice International Film to Anh Hung
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| | country after completing its historic
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| Tran´s Cyclo (1995) ; the Jury Prize
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| | orbital space flight.
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| awarded by the Sundance Film Festival to
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam is one of the
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| Tony Bui´s Three Seasons (1999); and the
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| | best-watered areas in Southeast Asia.
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| Grand Jury Prize awarded by the Pusan
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| | Five main rivers flow eastward across the
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| International Film Festival to Luu
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| | country. They are Mekong, Red Can, Srepok
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| Hynh´s The White Silk Dress Press
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| | and Black.
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| (1999).
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Hanoi hosted the
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Madame Nguyen Thi
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| | Fifth Asia-Europe Summit Meeting (ASEM)
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| Binh became the first female vice
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| | in 2004.
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| president of Vietnam in 1992. She became
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam has rich
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| head of the Vietnamese women´s movement
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| | mineral deposits (oil, coal, gas,
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| in the 1960s and 1970s.
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| | manganese, bauxite and phosphates), large
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Like its Thai cousin,
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| | forests, and good farm.
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| Vietnam is world-famous for its
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...The Scent of Green
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| traditional cuisine. At Paris´s top
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| | Papaya was the first great Vietnamese
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| restaurants, visitors can savor the true
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| | movie of the 20th century. This film was
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| taste of Vietnamese cuisine.
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| | nominated for the Best Foreign Language
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam has long been
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| | Category at the 1993 Academy Awards. The
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| famous for its magnificent temples and
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| | movie enjoyed the highest-grossing
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| palaces.
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| | opening in Vietnam film history.
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam has one of
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam has eight
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| the lowest unemployment rates in the
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| | idols:Anh Hung Tran (film director), Pham
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| Third World.
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| | Tuan (astronaut), Thuy Tran (modeling
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...The development of
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| | agent), Nguyen Thi Phoung (ecologist),
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| traditional Vietnamese sports is vital to
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| | Hieu Ngan Tan (sportswoman), Madame Ngo
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| the preservation of Vietnamese culture.
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| | Dinh Nho (former first lady of Vietnam),
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| Takraw, or kick volleyball, is a
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| | Tony Bui (film maker) and Nguyen Thi
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| traditional sport in Vietnam. In this
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| | Binh (vice president of Vietnam).
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| sport, a ball is passed from player to
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...More than 20 million
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| player by hitting it with the head and
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| | people in Vietnam ride a bicycle.
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| feet. Takraw also is widely played in
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam has an area
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| Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia.
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| | about 1 per cent as large as that of the
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...The bio-diversity of
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| | United States.
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| Vietnam is one of its greatest riches.The
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Le Duc Tho was a
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| country has six world´s biosphere
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| | diplomat who always worked for a unified
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| reserves: Can Gio Mangrove Forest, Cat
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| | Vietnam. He was born on October 14, 1911,
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| Ba, Cat Tien, Kien Giang, Red River
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| | in Phan Dinh Khai,Vietnam. Certainly, Le
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| Delta, and Western Nghe An.
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| | Duc Tho worked with Henry Kissinger
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...The United States of
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| | (secretary of state of the United States)
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| America recognizes Vietnam as an
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| | to end Vietnam war, and in 1973 the two
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| independent country since 1995. In 1996,
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| | men were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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| president Bill Clinton appointed Douglas
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| | The award citation said, "On January 23
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| Peterson to serve as United States
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| | of this year a ceasefire agreement was
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| ambassador to Vietnam.
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| | concluded between the United States and
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam is
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| | the Vietnamese Democratic Republic.At its
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| world-famous for its animal wildlife.
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| | meeting on October 16 the Nobel Committee
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| This wildlife -which includes elephants,
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| | of the Norwegian Storting decided to
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| buffaloes, tigers, monkeys, rhinoceroses,
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| | award the Peace Prize for the 1973 to
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| snakes and turtles- attracts thousands of
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| | Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, the two
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| tourists to Vietnam each year.
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| | chief negotiators who succeeded in
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam maintains
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| | arranging the ceasefire after negotiating
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| diplomatic relations with 140 countries
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| | for nearly four years..."
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| in the world, including France, China,
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam has been
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| Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, Canada, South
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| | chosen to host the 2008 Miss Universe.
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| Korea, Germany, New Zealand, Australia,
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| | Vietnam won the right to host the 2008
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| Russia and Malaysia.
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| | Miss Universe by one vote over Japan.
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Ha Long Bay is
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...President George
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| generally considered to be the most
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| | W.Bush became the first U.S. president to
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| beautiful scenery in the whole of
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| | visit Vietnam in the 21st century.
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| Vietnam. It consist of 1,969 islands and
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam is about 8
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| islets situated in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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| | times the size of Switzerland.
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| This zone is known for its spectacular
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam competed at
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| seascape of limestone pillars. It is one
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| | the 2006 Asian Games in Doha,Qatar. It
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| of the most popular spots in Asia. Ha
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| | finished 19th in the medal count, with 23
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| Long Bay has been recognized as a World
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| | (3 gold), trailing China, South Korea,
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| Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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| | Japan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Iran,
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam joined the
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| | Uzbekistan, India, Qatar, Taiwan,
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| United Nations in 1977.
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| | Malaysia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia,
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...Hanoi is the capital
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| | Bahrein, Hong Kong, North Korea, Kuwait
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| city of Vietnam. It is the most important
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| | and Philippines.
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| economic, industrial and cultural center
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...Vietnam is famous for
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| in the country.
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| | its beautiful beaches along the Pacific
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...The best-known
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| | Ocean: Bai Chay, Tran Phu, Nha
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| Vietnamese works of art the thousands of
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| | Trang,China Beach,Mui Ne Beach,Hon Chong
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| pagodas found throughout the country.
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| | Beach and Bai Tam.
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| DID YOU KNOW THAT...The education has
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| | DID YOU KNOW THAT...
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| received increased emphasis in Vietnam
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