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The Vietnamese zodiac (Vietnamese: Mười hai con giáp) is the traditional Vietnamese classification scheme based on the lunar calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle.
Đỗ Nguyễn Mai Khôi (born 1983), known professionally as Mai Khoi, is a Vietnamese singer, artist, and political activist. [1] Described as the "Lady Gaga of Vietnam" and also compared to Russian artist-activists Pussy Riot, [2] [3] she began as an award-winning pop singer before her outspoken criticism of the Government of Vietnam's censorship and lack of democracy led to government ...
On 13 March 1954, Giap launched his offensive. [62] For 54 days, the Viet Minh seized position after position, pushing the French until they occupied only a small area of Dien Bien Phu. Colonel Piroth , the artillery commander, blamed himself for the destruction of French artillery superiority.
Vietnamese Catholics are given a saint's name at baptism (Vietnamese: tên thánh (holy name) or tên rửa tội (baptism name)). Boys are given male saints' names, while girls are given female saints' names. This name appears first, before the family name, in formal religious contexts. Out of respect, clergy are usually referred to by saints ...
' Military of and for the people of Vietnam ' [12]), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (Vietnamese: Quân đội Việt Nam, lit. 'Military of Vietnam'), the People's Army ( Vietnamese : Quân đội Nhân dân ) or colloquially the Troops ( Bộ đội [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ] ), is the national military force of the Socialist Republic ...
Phạm Duy (5 October 1921 – 27 January 2013) was one of Vietnam's most prolific songwriters with a musical career that spanned more than seven decades through some of the most turbulent periods of Vietnamese history and with more than one thousand songs to his credit, [1] he is widely considered one of the three most salient and influential figures of modern Vietnamese music, along with ...
In October 2009, she released a booklet named Những Khoảnh Khắc Của Hồ Ngọc Hà (Ho Ngoc Ha's Moments), until February next year, all the booklets were sold for 30 million VND. Especially in 2009, while being a guest at the auction Tết Làm Điều Hay (Doing Great Things In Tet), she auctioned the 72 year old golden apricot ...
Name/Description 1885–1890: Flag of emperor Đồng Khánh: Đại Nam Đế Kỳ [41] (Personal standard of the Emperor of Đại Nam). Đại Nam (大南, great south) was the official name of Vietnam at this time. 1890–1920: Flag of emperors Thành Thái, Duy Tân and Khải Định: A red field with a single yellow stripe.