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Tonkin, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Tonkin, Gulf of, NW arm of the South China Sea, c.300 mi (480 km) long and 150 mi (240 km) wide, between Vietnam and China. The shallow gulf (less than 200 ft/60 m deep) receives the…Dong, Pham Van
(Encyclopedia) Dong, Pham VanDong, Pham Vanfäm vän dông [key], 1906–2000, prime minister of the Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam (1954–76) and of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–87).…Nanning
(Encyclopedia) NanningNanningnänˈnĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 829,400), capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China, on the Xi River in a fertile farming area. The city has a medium…boat people
(Encyclopedia) boat people, term used to describe the Indochinese refugees who fled Communist rule after the Vietnam War (1975) in small boats and the many ethnic Chinese who left Vietnam similarly…Red River, river, China and Vietnam
(Encyclopedia) Red River, Chinese Yuan Chiang, Vietnamese Song Hong, chief river of N Vietnam, 730 mi (1,175 km) long, rising in Yunnan prov., S China, and flowing southeast, in deep, narrow gorges,…Cam Ranh Bay
(Encyclopedia) Cam Ranh BayCam Ranh Baykäm rän [key], inlet of the South China Sea, 10 mi (16 km) long and 20 mi (32 km) wide, S Vietnam. It is an excellent harbor linked to the sea by a strait (1 mi…Giap, Vo Nguyen
(Encyclopedia) Giap, Vo NguyenGiap, Vo Nguyenvô nəwēˈĕn zhäp [key], 1911–2013, Vietnamese military leader and government official whose strategies helped drive the forces of Japan, France, and the…Tet offensive
(Encyclopedia) Tet offensive, 1968, a series of crucial battles in the Vietnam War. On Jan. 31, 1968, the first day of the celebration of the lunar new year, Vietnam's most important holiday, the…Diem, Ngo Dinh
(Encyclopedia) Diem, Ngo DinhDiem, Ngo Dinhnō dĭn dyĕm [key], 1901–63, president of South Vietnam (1955–63). A member of an influential Roman Catholic family, he was a civil servant before World War…Fan Si Pan
(Encyclopedia) Fan Si PanFan Si PanfäN sē päN [key], peak, 10,312 ft (3,143 m) high, on the divide between the Red and Black rivers, NW Vietnam, near the Chinese border. It is the highest point in…Trending
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