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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).
In 1777, Nguyen Van Thoai, who was 16 years old, joined the Nguyen army at Ba Giong (Dinh Tuong). In 1778, he was present in the battle to recapture Gia Dinh citadel. In 1782, the Tay Son army defeated the Nguyen lord at Can Gio gate, as a loyal follower of Nguyen lord, he supported Lord Nguyen Phuc Anh and fled to Ba Giong (Dinh Tuong).
It is on the western edge of Điện Biên Province, of which it is the capital, and is only about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the border with Laos. Until the creation of the province in 2004, Điện Biên Phủ was part of Lai Châu Province. The Vietnamese government elevated Điện Biên Phủ to town status in 1992, and to city status in ...
In Vietnamese it is called both làng lụa Vạn Phúc "Van Phuc silk village" and làng lụa Hà Đông after the larger village ("làng") area name. It is the best known silk village in Vietnam, and one of the best developed and most visited craft village near Hanoi which has over 90 officially designated handicraft villages.
By Raphael Satter. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official who is among those working to evict alleged Chinese hackers from American telecom companies has a word of advice for his fellow ...
Below is a table listing the postal codes and telephone area codes in Vietnam (according to Vietnam Post, under the VNPOST corporation). Note: The provinces and cities are listed in order from North to South, and the centrally-governed cities are highlighted in bold.
A North Carolina State student has been arrested for a string of apparently random shootings at cars on multiple highways in Raleigh. Since Monday, police have received 12 reports of shots being ...
Forget Chip and Joanna Gaines, bowerbirds are the real home renovation stars! These incredible avian artists have a keen eye for color and are masters of interior design, spending countless hours ...