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  2. Viet Minh - Wikipedia

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    The Việt Minh (Vietnamese: [vîət mīŋ̟] ⓘ, chữ Hán: 越盟) is the common and abbreviated name of the League for Independence of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Độc lập Đồng minh [2] or Việt Nam Độc lập Đồng minh Hội, chữ Hán: 越南獨立同盟(會); French: Ligue pour l'indépendance du Viêt Nam), which was a communist-led national independence coalition ...

  3. Battle of Dien Bien Phu - Wikipedia

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    In 1953, the French had begun to strengthen their defenses in the Hanoi delta region to prepare for a series of offensives against Viet Minh staging areas in northwest Vietnam. They set up fortified towns and outposts in the area, including Lai Châu near the Chinese border to the north, [ 18 ] Nà Sản to the west of Hanoi, [ 19 ] and the ...

  4. Ho Chi Minh - Wikipedia

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    Mus was a supporter of French colonialism in Vietnam and Hồ Chí Minh believed there was no danger of Chinese troops staying in Vietnam. The Vietnamese at the time were busy spreading anti-French propaganda as evidence of French atrocities in Vietnam emerged, while Hồ Chí Minh showed no qualms about accepting Chinese aid after 1949. [68] [69]

  5. Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    The Việt Minh sought independence for Vietnam from France and the end of the Japanese occupation. [111] [112] After the military defeat of Japan in World War II and the fall of its puppet government Empire of Vietnam in August 1945, Saigon's administrative services collapsed and chaos, riots, and murder were widespread. [113]

  6. Mekong Delta - Wikipedia

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    The Mekong Delta (Vietnamese: Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, lit. 'Nine Dragon River Delta' or simply Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, 'Mekong River Delta'), also known as the Western Region (Vietnamese: Miền Tây) or South-western region (Vietnamese: Tây Nam Bộ), is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of ...

  7. Sino-Vietnamese War - Wikipedia

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    Vietnam first became a French colony when France invaded in 1858. By the 1880s, the French had expanded their sphere of influence in Southeast Asia to include all of Vietnam, and by 1893 both Laos and Cambodia had become French colonies as well. [34]: 27 Rebellions against French colonial power were common up to World War I.

  8. Expressways of Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Lien Khuong–Pass Prenn (Dalat) complete Dau Giay–Lien Khuong: Investing in building only 4 lanes in September 2023 Renumbered to CT.27 in 2022 CT.15 Ho Chi Minh City–Thu Dau Mot–Chon Thanh Expressway 69 kilometres (43 mi) Renumbered to CT.30 in 2022 CT.16 Ho Chi Minh City–Moc Bai Expressway 55 kilometres (34 mi)

  9. Cat Bi International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Funded by the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation with an investment of 80 billion VND, the project aimed to build a 42.9-meter-high control tower with modern, synchronized facilities. It can manage 30 takeoff and landing operations per hour, reducing cloud ceiling requirements from 180m to 80m and visibility from 2,800m to 800m ...