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  2. Tiền Giang province - Wikipedia

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    0273. ISO 3166 code. VN-46. Website. tiengiang .gov .vn. Tiền Giang ( Vietnamese: [tiən˨˩ jaːŋ˧˧] ⓘ) is a province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam . The province was formed in February 1976, by the merger of Định Tường and Gò Công provinces of former Republic of Vietnam. [4] Tiền Giang has an advantage of ...

  3. One Pillar Pagoda - Wikipedia

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    The pagoda is a historic Buddhist temple in the central Ba Đình district (near the Thăng Long Citadel ), Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The most famous part of this architecture complex is Liên Hoa Đài (蓮花臺) means 'the lotus pedestal' which is a temple with special structure: a building laid on one pillar. The original pagoda was ...

  4. Viet Nam Red Cross Society - Wikipedia

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    The Viet Nam Red Cross Society ( Vietnamese: Hội Chữ thập đỏ Việt Nam ), alternatively the Vietnam Red Cross Society or the Vietnamese Red Cross Society, is a member (National Society) of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and has its headquarters in Hanoi. The organisation was established during the ...

  5. List of sports - Wikipedia

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    Fast-pitch softball. Bat and trap. Bete-ombro. Brännboll – four bases. Corkball – four bases (no base-running) Cricket – two creases. 100-ball cricket. Backyard, Beach and Street cricket. Blind cricket.

  6. History of Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    The history of Vietnam can be traced back to around 20,000 years ago. The first modern humans to arrive and settle in the area of modern-day Vietnam are known as the Hoabinhians, who can be traced as the ancestors of modern-day Negritos. Archaeological findings from 1965, which are still under research, show the remains of two hominins closely ...

  7. Battle of Dien Bien Phu - Wikipedia

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    Battle of Dien Bien Phu. /  21.38694°N 103.01556°E  / 21.38694; 103.01556. The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was a climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War that took place between 13 March and 7 May 1954. It was fought between the French Union 's colonial Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries.

  8. Stieng people - Wikipedia

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    The Stieng people ( Vietnamese: Xtiêng) are an ethnic group of Vietnam and Cambodia. They speak Stieng, a language in the Bahnaric group of the Mon–Khmer languages . Most Stieng live in Bình Phước Province (81,708 in 2009) [3] of the Southeast region of Vietnam. In Cambodia, they are classified as a group that used to refer to non-Khmer ...

  9. Ho Chi Minh trail - Wikipedia

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    Garrison. 5,000–60,000. The Ho Chi Minh Trail ( Vietnamese: Đường mòn Hồ Chí Minh ), also called Annamite Range Trail ( Vietnamese: Đường Trường Sơn) was a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia. The system provided support, in the form of ...