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An individual who participates in these criminal activities can be called a giang hồ, [a] găng-xtơ, [b] côn đồ, [c] or tội phạm; [d] while a criminal organization is known as băng đảng or băng nhóm, depending on its scale. [2] [3] They are those whose goal is to make money from illegal and overall immoral activities.
The provinces of Vietnam are subdivided into second-level administrative units, namely districts (Vietnamese: huyện), provincial cities (thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh), and district-level towns (thị xã).
Trương Văn Cam, known by the sobriquet Năm Cam (April 22, 1947 – June 3, 2004) was a notorious Vietnamese mobster who is often called the "Godfather" of Vietnam. Known for building and running a criminal enterprise revolving around gambling dens, hotels, racketeering, extortion, loan sharking and restaurants that fronted for brothels, during his heyday, Năm Cam was considered one of the ...
Hiệp Hòa District borders to the north with Tân Yên district, to the south with Yên Phong district, to the east with Việt Yên town, and to the west with Thái Nguyên province and Sóc Sơn district of Hanoi. The total natural land area of the district is 20,110 hectares; Agricultural land is 13,479 hectares or 67%
At the Battle of Bạch Đằng River in 938 near Hạ Long Bay in northern Vietnam, the military force of the Viet-ruled domain of Tĩnh Hải quân, led by Ngô Quyền, a Viet lord, defeated the invading forces of the Chinese state of Southern Han and put an end to the Third Era of Northern Domination (Chinese ruled Vietnam). [3]
Chợ Mới is a township and capital of Chợ Mới District, An Giang Province, Vietnam. It is known as "the Mecca " of the Hòa Hảo sect, a new religious movement of Vietnam. [ 1 ]
With a population of 101,192 (2017), it is the biggest city of Hau Giang, surpassing the capital Vi Thanh. It was originally part of Phụng Hiệp District. In 2005, it was split from Phụng Hiệp and was originally named Tân Hiệp, but was met with objections from locals. In late 2006, it was renamed Ngã Bảy, after a popular market in ...
Lục Ngạn is a rural district of Bắc Giang province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. This district is famous for its Kim Sơn Thiều lychee. As of 2019 the district had a population of 226,540. [2] The district covers an area of 1,012 km 2. The district capital lies at Chũ. [2]