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Today, Trần Quốc Toản is still considered as one of the finest examples of Vietnamese patriotism, especially for the young generation. [8] Stories about his spirit and action are taught in schoolbooks of several grades while many streets, schools and gymnasiums in Vietnam are named in honour of this young hero.
[1] [8] However, the Americans who worked with Thi were less impressed. The CIA described Thi as "an opportunist and a man lacking strong convictions". [5] An American military advisor described Thi as "tough, unscrupulous, and fearless, but dumb". [5] There is some dispute as to whether Thi participated in the coup of his free choice. [9]
The Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集 "National pronunciation poetry collection") [a] is a collection of Vietnamese poetry written in the vernacular chữ Nôm script attributed to Nguyễn Trãi (chữ Hán: 阮廌). The collection of 254 poems was traditionally written after Nguyễn Trãi's retirement from court life. [1]
Quốc Thiên auditioned for Vietnam Idol in Ho Chi Minh City.He proceeded into top 10 and won the title over Thanh Duy on 14 January 2009 with 61 percent of the votes. Upon winning the competition, he was awarded $10,000 and signed a recording contract with recording company Music F