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Between 2003 and 2006, the automobile sales tax increased from 5% to 50%, slowing down car sales. [3] The Vietnamese car market is relatively small, albeit the fastest growing in Southeast Asia. [4] Most automobile manufacturers in Vietnam are members of the (non-governmental) Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA). [5]
H. Hazel Hanh, in their 2013 "Journal of Vietnam Studies" article, described the introduction of the rickshaw (xe-kéo, or "pulling vehicle") from Japan to Vietnam in 1883. In its early years, its main customer base was among European colonizers within then- French Indochina , with a small number of French firms holding a quasi-monopoly on both ...
In response to Vietnam's 1978 invasion and occupation of Cambodia (which ended the rule of the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge), the People's Republic of China launched a brief punitive military campaign against Vietnam, lasting from 17 February to 16 March. [4] Chinese forces entered northern Vietnam and captured several cities near the border.
The death count for U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War exceeded 58,000 before the government severed its involvement in 1973. A total of 395 fallen soldiers were from New Mexico, according to the ...
Edwin E. Moïse (1996), Tonkin Gulf and the escalation of the Vietnam War, 304 pages Lewis Sorley (2007), A Better War, 528 pages Institute Of Medicine, Institute of Medicine (U.S.), National Academies Press (U.S.) (2007), Veterans and agent orange, 871 pages
American military personnel who served in the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States military people of the Vietnam War . Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
HUBBARDSTON - A new memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War was officially unveiled to the public during the town's Memorial Day observances. The names of more than 200 men and women who served ...
The first historical record of Vietnamese military history dates back to the era of Hồng Bàng, the first recorded state in ancient Vietnam to have assembled military force. Since then, military plays a crucial role in developing Vietnamese history due to its turbulent history of wars against China, Champa , Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.