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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.
The role of women in Vietnam was subject to many changes throughout the history of Vietnam. They have taken on varying roles in society, and the country has seen a number of advances in women's rights , such as an increase in female representation in government, as well as the creation of the Vietnam Women's Union in 1930.
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 recently, a broader range of names has been used, and people named Thị usually omit their middle name because they do not like to call it with their name. Thị is a most common female middle name, and most common amongst pre-1975 generation but less common amongst younger generations.
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% ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:People of the Vietnam War. It includes People of the Vietnam War that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.