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Trương Mỹ Lan was born on 13 October 1956, in Saigon, South Vietnam. [citation needed] Her family is of Teochew heritage, from the village of Gezhou (Chinese: 葛洲) in Shantou, Guangdong; [3] [4] [5] settling in "Little Gezhou" (Chinese: 浸石), Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), an uncle founded the maritime business Hòa Thuận Phát (Chinese: 和順發) in Chợ Lớn.
Map depicting the military regions of South Vietnam including the I Corps/I CTZ area. I Corps ( Vietnamese: Quân đoàn I) was a corps of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975. It was one of four corps of the ARVN. This was the northernmost region of South ...
Chi Lăng is a rural district of Lạng Sơn province in the Northeastern region of Vietnam. It is famous for many decisive battles at Chi Lăng pass in which the Vietnamese defeated the Chinese invaders. As of 2003, the district had a population of 77,910. [1] The district covers an area of 703 km 2. The district capital lies at Đồng Mỏ.
South Vietnam and Operation Lam Son 719. 8 February- 25 March. Operation Lam Son 719 (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was an invasion by 20,000 soldiers of the armed forces of South Vietnam of southeastern Laos. The objective of the operation was the disruption of the Ho Chi Minh Trail which ...
The Trưng sisters ( Vietnamese: Hai Bà Trưng, 𠄩婆徵, literally "Two Ladies [named] Trưng", c. 14 – c. 43) were Luoyue military leaders who ruled for three years after commanding a rebellion of Luoyue tribes and other tribes in AD 40 against the first Chinese domination of Vietnam. They are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam.
Vietnam, [ e][ f] officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, [ g] is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about 331,000 square kilometres (128,000 sq mi) and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Chữ Nôm is the logographic writing system of the Vietnamese language. It is based on the Chinese writing system but adds a large number of new characters to make it fit the Vietnamese language. Common historical terms for chữ Nôm were Quốc Âm ( 國音, 'national sound') and Quốc ngữ ( 國語, 'national language').
Tràng An is a scenic area near Ninh Bình, Vietnam renowned for its boat cave tours. [1] On 23 June 2014, at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha, the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [2] The Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex includes Hoa Lư and Tam Cốc/Bích Động.