Travelling to vietnam

“The majority targeted for deportation — sometimes for minor infractions — were war refugees who had sided with the United States, whose loyalty was to the flag of a nation that no longer exists,” Osius wrote. “And they were to be ‘returned’ decades later to a nation ruled by a communist regime with which they had never reconciled. I feared many would become human rights cases, and our government would be culpable.”  … [Read more...] about Ex-Ambassador To Vietnam Quit Because Trump Planned To Deport More Refugees

Bac Son Valley: Surrounded by cone-shaped mountains and peaceful rice paddy scenery, the Bac Son Valley in northern Vietnam is impossibly pretty. The best time to visit is late July and early August, when the ripening rice fields glow in vibrant shades of green and gold. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s top destinations featured on CNN’s photo tour

The second DPRK-USA Summit is an international event of global concern and thousands of reporters from many news and press agencies around the world have come to Hanoi to cover the meeting and they have seen with their own eyes the city’s beauty and attractions, Ha Van Sieu, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA). … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes best of DPRK-USA Summit to promote tourism

Though Moscow and Hanoi have a defense relationship dating back to the Vietnam War, Russia is now promoting a stronger and public presence. The Russian and Vietnamese navies are an important element of this relationship. In February, two Russian-built Gepard-class frigates entered service in Vietnam’s navy, joining two others that had been delivered in 2011 as part of a $350 million contract. … [Read more...] about Russia to Join U.S.-China South China Sea Face Off After Vietnam Pact

Although the Tay-Son rebellion united the country at the time, Vietnam is basically two different countries, with two different ethnic origins, where North Vietnam (Vietnamese Kingdom) was originally populated by ethnic Chinese, while South Vietnam (Champa Kingdom) was populated by Polynesian settlers from Indonesia and Malaysia. These ethnic differences resulted in one ethnic crisis civil war after another, the most recent one being America’s “Vietnam War” that ended in 1974. From the point of view of Vietnam’s history, America was almost completely irrelevant in that war, as it was really a civil war between two different ethnic cultures. … [Read more...] about World View: Vietnam Surprised by Widespread Anti-China and Anti-Government Protests