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Vietnam was mentioned in Josiah Conder's 1834 Dictionary of Geography, Ancient and Modern as the other name to refer to Annam. Annam, which originated as a Chinese name in the seventh century, was the common name of the country during the colonial period. Nationalist writer Phan Bội Châu revived the name "Vietnam" in the early 20th century ...
Phạm Nhật Vượng, Vietnam's first billionaire. Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo, Vietnam's first female billionaire, Vietjet Air. Ung Thi, built and operated the Rex Hotel, in Ho Chi Minh City. Trung Dung, Vietnamese American businessman and programmer. Pham Duc Trung Kien, Vietnamese-American businessman.
Vietnamese Catholics are given a saint's name at baptism (Vietnamese: tên thánh (holy name) or tên rửa tội (baptism name)). Boys are given male saints' names, while girls are given female saints' names. This name appears first, before the family name, in formal religious contexts. Out of respect, clergy are usually referred to by saints ...
The names of more than 200 local men and women who served during the Vietnam War are engraved on the monument, which stands on the Town Common in front of the Hubbardston Federated Church.
Trưng Trắc was the first female monarch in Vietnam, as well as the first queen in the history of Vietnam (Lý Chiêu Hoàng was the last woman to take the reign and is the only empress regnant), and she was accorded the title Queen Trưng (chữ Quốc ngữ: Trưng Nữ vương, chữ Hán: 徵女王) in the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư.
More than 265,000 women served in the military during Vietnam, and 11,000 actually served in Vietnam, per the VA. Of those 11,000 women, 90% were nurses like Frankie. Of those 11,000 women, 90% ...
Pages in category "History of women in Vietnam" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. N.
Vecchione was a producer for Vietnam: A Television History. [106] The interview, one of at least two hundred and fifty-nine for the series, [107] lasts a recorded fifty-two minutes but Madame Nhu's subjectivity was far from the hard facts demanded of the producers' intended content and barely two minutes of her observations found use. [108]