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The backstaff is a navigational instrument that was used to measure the altitude of a celestial body, in particular the Sun or Moon. When observing the Sun, users kept the Sun to their back (hence the name) and observed the shadow cast by the upper vane on a horizon vane.
Map of Cao Bang province in 1909. Cao Bằng's history can be traced to the Bronze Age when the Tày Tây Âu Kingdom flourished. The Tây Âu or Âu Việt were a conglomeration of upland Tai tribes living in what is today the mountainous region of northernmost Vietnam, western Guangdong, and southern Guangxi, China, since at least the 3rd century BC.
Cao Lỗ, weaponry engineer and minister; Cao Bá Quát, poet and revolutionary; Cao Thắng, bandit-turned-anticolonial fighter; Cao Xuân Dục, scholar, historian-mandarin, and court adviser; Cao Văn Lầu, musician; Cao Văn Viên, General in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Đoan Trang (Cao Thị Đoan Trang), singer
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ kaːw˧˧ ki˨˩] ⓘ; 8 September 1930 – 23 July 2011) [1] [2] was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who served as the chief of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the prime minister of South Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 1967.
Tam Cốc – Bích Động is a popular tourist destination in north Vietnam and part of the Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex UNESCO World Heritage site. [1] It is located in Ninh Binh province, near the village of Tam Cốc. The closest city is Hoa Lư.
DatVietVAC (or Dat Viet VAC) is a Vietnamese media, entertainment and technology group. [1] [2] Founded in 1994 by Dinh Ba Thanh, [3] it is described as Vietnam's first and largest media company and launched the first private TV channel in the country. [4] The group operates the major Vietnamese OTT streaming platform VieON. [5] [6]
Landmark 81 is a supertall skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [1] It is primarily invested and developed by Vinhomes, the largest Vietnamese real-estate developer.. Landmark 81 holds the position of the tallest building in Vietnam, the second tallest building in Southeast Asia, as well as the seventeenth tallest building in the world o
Thời bao cấp (lit. ' Subsidy period ' ) generally refers to the period between 2 July 1976 and 18 December 1986 (Vietnamese reunification to the beginning of Đổi Mới economic reforms) when Vietnam was under Soviet-type economic planning during relative peacetime. [ 1 ]