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  Ho Chi Minh City, Ho_Chi_Minh_City, Ho Chi Minh travel, travel Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh tour guide, Ho Chi Minh travel ...
Ho Chi Minh City has various attractions as Ho Chi Minh Museum, formerly known as Dragon House Wharf, Cu Chi Tunnels, system of museums, theatres, cultural houses...
Ho Chi Minh City is the main junction for trains, roads, water, and air transportation systems for domestic trips and for foreign destination.
There are flights from Hanoi and Danang to Ho Chi Minh City and between the City to many regions as well a lot of countries on over the world.
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  Ho Chi Minh City. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city, the greatest port, and the commercial and industrial center of Vietnam.
The local economy of Ho Chi Minh City was disrupted during the early years of the new regime, which curtailed foreign investment and promoted collectivization.
The city is the seat of Ho Chi Minh Univ. and a national theater.
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  Ho Chi Minh - MSN Encarta
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), Vietnamese Communist leader, who was the first president (1945-1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the principal force behind the Vietnamese struggle against French colonial rule after World War II (1939-1945).
Ho was born in the village of Kim Liên in Annam, a region that now makes up central Vietnam.
Ho settled in Paris in 1917 as World War I (1914-1918) was concluding.
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 Ho Chi Minh City Features | Fodor's Online Travel Guide
Originally named Nguyen Sinh Cung, Ho Chi Minh (literally "bringer of light") is the final and most memorable pseudonym in a series of more than 50 that Vietnam's intrepid leader acquired during the course of his remarkable life.
Ho died of natural causes in September 1969 at the age of 79.
Ho never married -- he asserted that the Vietnamese people were his family -- thus he preferred the familiar "Uncle Ho." Though he died over 30 years ago, Uncle Ho is still present, from his embalmed body in the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to his portrait on Vietnamese currency.
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 Vietnam Information
Under the French, Ho Chi Minh City was called the "Pearl of the Orient".
Ho Chi Minh City is the biggest city in Vietnam with hundreds of rivers and canals.
Numerous pictures and exhibits related to the struggle against French colonialism and the American aggressors to liberate and to protect the City, Particularly, there are images relates to the General Uprising in the Mau Than Spring (1968) and the historical Ho Chi Minh campaign (1975) to liberate the Country.
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 Ho Chi Minh City Summary
Today Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest, is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, both economically and in population, and remains a city of diverse cultures and influences.
Conquered by France in 1859, the city was influenced by the French during their colonial occupation of Vietnam, and a number of classical western-style buildings in the city reflect this.
The city is linked to the Central Highlands by National Highways 14 and 20, to the Central Coast and the north by National Highway 1 and to the Mekong River Delta by National Highways 1 and 50.
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 HO CHI MINH City - DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
Being a transformation between the two terrains, Ho Chi Minh City is intertwined with natural forest, vast plains, long coast and hundreds of rivers and canals.
Nowadays, Ho Chi Minh City has a total area of 2,090 square kilometers, which encompasses 24 districts with an area of 230 square kilometers and five outer-counties with an area of 1,860 square kilometers.
The city, which a total population of over seven millions, is the largest city in Viet Nam, a major hub for commercial, tourist, cultural and scientific activities.
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 Vietnam destination - Ho Chi Minh City Museums
By far the most popular of Ho Chi Minh City’s museums, the War Remnants Museum presents a partial, but riveting, view of the American War, as it is known in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City’s History Museum is housed in an attractive building next to the Botanical Gardens.
The Ho Chi Minh Museum (07.30 to 11.30 and 13.30 to 21.00 daily) is something of a disappointment.
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 Biography of Ho Chi Minh by Richard E Green
Ho Chi Minh was born on 19 May 1890 in a small straw hut in the town of Kimlien, in the province of Ngh**e** An.
Ho Chi Minh decided to take the pseudonym name Nguyen-O-Phap, which meant Nguyen who hates the French, but changed it to Nguyen Ai Quoc, which was Nguyen the Patriot, since it was a little bit less offensive.
Ho was growing old and sick in the 1960's, and did not do as much himself for Vietnam as before.
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 Ho Chi Minh City Overview | Ho Chi Minh City City Guide | iExplore.com
Ho Chi Minh City is still more commonly referred to as ‘Saigon’ by locals and visitors alike, despite the official change of name in 1975.
Ho Chi Minh City may not have the charm and elegance of Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, but there is something invigorating and intoxicating about the bustling streets and waterside activity.
This is helped by the climate, as Ho Chi Minh City is an all year-round destination and even the violent rainfalls of the rainy season (May to October) are over in a couple of hours, when the sun shines again and the city feels refreshed.
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 Vietnam destination - Ho Chi Minh City
The South is dominated by the metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, still often called Saigon, once a small fishing village that has expanded to well over 2,000km2 of urban sprawl with a population somewhere between 5 and 8 million (many residents are not registered).
The end of the war, economic progress and a rebirth as Ho Chi Minh City has fuelled growth and created today’s vibrant metropolis.
Ho Chi Minh City is a Mecca of commerce.
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 Ho Chi Minh City — Infoplease.com
Ho Chi Minh City: Vietel has been licensed for landline phone services in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City: state-owned VNPT says that Vietnam will have 8 million phone subscribers--5 million fixed-line and 3 million mobile......
Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnamese police detains Nguyen Gia Thieu, the head of Nokia's sole distributor in the country, and two other executives......
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 Ho Chi Minh City : Introduction | Frommers.com
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is Vietnam's commercial headquarters -- brash and busy -- with a keen sense of its own importance as Vietnam emerges from years of austerity to claim a place in the "Asian Tiger" economic slugfest.
Located on the Saigon River, Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam's major port and largest city, with an estimated population of over eight million people, most of whom cruise the town's clogged arteries on an estimated three million motorbikes.
True to its reputation, the city is noisy, crowded, and dirty, but the central business district is rapidly developing in steel-and-glass precision to rival any city on the globe.
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 Ho Chi Minh - Soak up the vibrant energy of Ho Chi Minh City
Nothing prepares you for the city at rush hour: the crush of scooters and motorcycles is mind-boggling, a daily drama played by a cast of thousands.
The city formerly known as Saigon may be named after the Communist leader Ho Chi Minh, but its spirit is more Richard Branson.
The city also claims to have the best food in the country, and it deserves this title for its version of pho, the noodle soup most commonly served at breakfast.
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 Ho Chi Minh City Hotels Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City Hotels Accommodation, Ho Chi Minh City Hotels Discount, Cheap Hotels ...
With a hoard of excitements, Ho Chi Minh City is quite alluring to the travelers.
We, at AsiaRooms, have covered a wide range of hotels in Vietnam including Ho Chi Minh City.
Our information is authentic and will help you to find the best accommodation in Ho Chi Minh City.
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 Ho Chi Minh City Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Ho Chi Minh City is the heart and soul of Vietnam.
It's a bustling, dynamic and industrious centre, the largest city in the country, the economic capital and the cultural trendsetter.
Though the city has gone under the moniker of Ho Chi Minh since 1976, in common parlance many locals still refer to it by its previous name, Saigon.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/vietnam/ho-chi-minh   (334 words)

  
 Jan Chipchase - Future Perfect: Ho Chi Minh City Archives
Documenting a city or country from a car is a bit like doing human behavioural research without ever leaving a laboratory - there is worthy stuff you can learn but IMHO you'll pretty soon reach the limitations of what's interesting.
The journey has taken me to cities such as Chengdu, Delhi, Ulan Bataar, Ho Chi Minh and Lhasa with recent brief stopovers in Kampala and Soweto.
Observed from a watch-the-city-wake-up session in Ho Chi Minh City.
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 TESOL TEFL Course Vietnam, Teach English Vietnam, TEFL Course Vietnam, Teach English Abroad
Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Vietnam, it covers an area of over 2,000 square km and has a population of around 5 million.
The city is located between the Mekong Delta and South Vietnam, 50km inland from the South China Sea.
HCMC is fast becoming a vibrant mix of cultures with a distinctly Vietnamese flavor and not as of yet overshadowed by western influences
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 Ho Chi Minh City travel guide with guesthouse and hotel reviews
Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon is one of Vietnam's best-known cities as well as one of southern Vietnam's smaller provinces, stretching from the South China Sea inland towards the Cambodian frontier.
While the majority of Ho Chi Minh province is rural, almost all tourists and travellers stray no further than the city limits of Saigon -- Vietnam's commercial capital.
Ho Chi Minh City sprawls out to the west of the Saigon River and while officially Saigon refers only to District 1 (of the 16 districts the city is divided into), the name is used almost always universally to refer to the whole city.
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 CLIA - Cruise Line International Association
Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, is as fascinating as it is entertaining.
The dining facilities and small groupings of stores are wonderful, and while portions of Ho Chi Minh resemble a bustling commercial center, other parts are quiet and agricultural.
Chinese and Vietnamese merchants from the north settled Ho Chi Minh, as they were looking for political and economic freedom.
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 Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and its Surrounds, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh, after whom the city of Saigon was re-named in 1976
Ho Chi Minh City's main post office was built by the French in colonial times
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 Enjoying a tour of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam aka Saigon
It is a dynamic city that was once the capital of South Vietnam, before the American War.
Life in the city beyond the pristine avenues is real and very different than any life I have ever been familiar.
Other folks were taking in the Chi Chu Tunnel tour another 1/2 event that let big people crawl around in spaces built by and for people who are 1/3 the size.
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 Ho Chi Minh City — FactMonster.com
There is a growing industrial base, which includes the manufacture of home appliances, clothing, and shoes as well as automobile assembly, but since 1990 the city also has seen undistinguished high-rise construction that has diminished its well-known charm.
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 The City so popular, they ... | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Travel Blog | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Travel Reviews - ...
Another propellor plane from Phnom Penh for the 312 miles to Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon as it used to be known, took a little over 55 minutes.
These were first built by the Viet Minh in their battle against the French but were greatly extended by the Viet Cong in the confrontations with the Americans and South Vietnamese.
On the way back to Ho Chi Minh City, we stopped at a factory, subsidised by the Government, where victims of the defoliant Agent Orange work, producing lacquered pictures or paintings.
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 Hotels in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) hotel reservations & reviews. Ho Chi Minh City ...
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) hotels and resorts reservation guide - the definitive guide to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) accommodation.
The Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) hotels and resorts guide provides a brief summary, customer ratings and reviews for hotels or resorts.
For detailed hotel information or to reserve a hotel or resort in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), please select a hotel or resort and let asiahotels.com be your Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) travel agent.
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 Ho Chi Minh City travel guide
More than 1000 kilometers to the South of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City - or Saigon as it was known before the Vietnam war - is a rapidly developing and dynamic city.
The city remains the economic capital of the country and is booming, with new hotels and businesses opening daily.
Ho Chi Minh City is an ideal starting point for any tour of Vietnam.
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 Ho Chi Minh City travel guide - Wikitravel
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh), commonly known as Saigon or by the abbreviation HCMC, is the largest city in Vietnam and the former capital of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
The train station is located on Cach Mang Thang Tam northwest of the city center, and is a short taxi or public bus ride away from the main hotel districts.
Cu Chi Tunnel day-trips are tirelessly flogged by travel agencies around Pham Ngu Lao, and can be done as a half-day trip, or as a full-day with a stop at Tay Ninh to see the Holy See of the Cao Dai religion.
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