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Chợ Lớn (listen ⓘ, Chinese: 堤岸), usually anglicized as "Cholon" in English sources, is a quarter of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.It lies on the west bank of the Saigon River, having Bình Tây Market as its central market.
Lê Lâm Quỳnh Như was born in Đông Hà, Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam, on 9 September 1970, [1] [2] to father Lê Văn Chánh, as the oldest child with two younger brothers, one named Tường Khuê. [3]
All tracks were written by famous Vietnamese songwriters, including Phạm Duy, Trịnh Công Sơn, Anh Bằng, and Ngọc Trọng.The title track "Em Đã Quên Một Giòng Sông", one of Lam's best-known songs, [2] [3] [4] was performed on Asia Video: Hoa & Nhạc in 1996.
The executive branch of a province is the People's Committee (Uỷ ban Nhân dân or UBND for short). The People's Committee is responsible for implementing policy and executing laws and orders. The People's Committee is equivalent to the executive Government of Vietnam.
The Battle of Long Tan (18 August 1966) took place in a rubber plantation near Long Tân, in Phước Tuy Province, South Vietnam, during the Vietnam War.The action was fought between Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units and elements of the 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF).
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋʷǐənˀ vān tʰîəwˀ] ⓘ; 5 April 1923 – 29 September 2001) was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975.
Trịnh Công Sơn (February 28, 1939 – April 1, 2001) was a Vietnamese musician, songwriter, painter and poet. [1] [2] He is widely considered to be Vietnam's best songwriter.
In 1787, through the Treaty of Versailles, Nguyễn Ánh (the future Emperor Gia Long) promised to cede Poulo Condor to the French.In exchange Louis XVI promised to help Nguyễn Ánh to regain the throne, by supplying 1,650 troops (1,200 Kaffir troops, 200 artillery men and 250 black soldiers) on four frigates.