Operation Ranch Hand; 1961-1972; The heart of the Vietnam War‚ and the U.S. needs an advantage. “[The military] sprayed more than 19 million gallons of herbicides over 4.5 million acres of land in Vietnam...Agent Orange‚ which contained the chemical dioxin‚ was the most commonly used of the herbicide mixtures‚ and the most effective‚” (“Agent”). In total‚ this agent accounted for 11-13 million gallons of the total herbicides released. Agent Orange was later found to be the origin of various health
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McConkey Glenn May May 29‚ 2013 Hist. 388: Vietnam and the U.S. The View from the Ground Vietnam was a hostile place especially for the Vietnamese. Going into a war with one of the most powerful countries in the world and not knowing if they would be able to get out of the war alive. Scared and not knowing if they would be able to gain their freedom that they have been fighting for since they were occupied by China in 1100 B.C. This war was to fight for that freedom and the only thing
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Global Restaurants‚ Inc (KFC Vietnam 2008). The company now was known as Yum! Brands Inc which included all the restaurants: A&W Restaurants‚ Long John Silver’s‚ Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. KFC has more than 11‚000 restaurants operating in more than 80 countries and territories in the world. Today it is one of the most famous and strongest brand names in the fast food market (Entrepreneur Media 2009). In 1997‚ KFC restaurants opened its first outlet in Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam. Today‚ due to the trend
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1-Introduction to Honda Vietnam 2-Vietnam’s potential powers for developing motorcycle industry 3-The distribution of Honda Heads 4-Prices 5- Case: Price of Honda Vietnam vs Honda Thailand motorcycle 6-Competitive abilities of Honda verse other firms 7-Development since establishment 1-Introduction to Honda Vietnam name: Honda Vietnam Corporation. Honda Vietnam Corporation was established in 1998. Head office: Phuc Yen district- Vinh Phuc province Honda Vietnam (HVN) is a joint venture
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7.0 ECONOMIC Economy of Vietnam is developing planned-market economy. In a centrally planned economy‚ the central economic planning by the government controls all major sectors of the economy and formulates all decisions about the use of resources and the distribution of output. Planners decide what should be produced and direct lower-level enterprises to produce those goods in accordance with national and social objectives. In 2010‚ it was estimated that Gross Domestic Profit (GDP) is $ 276
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General Information Official name: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam Capital: Hanoi Population: 87 million people (2011) Total Area: 331.212 square kilometers Major religion: Buddhism Major language: Vietnamese Monetary unit: Vietnam dong Location Vietnam is one of the most beautiful countries located in the South East Asia. In the North‚ Vietnam shares the long borderline with China. In the East‚ Vietnam is bordered by the Gulf of Tonkin‚ inn the East and South by the South China
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Vietnam‚ which is an Asian country‚ used to be known as a peaceful‚ ancient and traditional land. However‚ as the living standard is being developed day by day‚ the images of the wide‚ broad streets on which people rode their bicycles sparsely are no longer existed nowadays. That is the reason why Miles Walker (2007)‚ who founded New Asian Values for the 21st Century‚ wrote an article: "The Streets of Vietnam - a Fatality Every 45 Minutes" to criticize most of the cities in Vietnam for being "uncontrolled
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HANOI—As Vietnam’s economy has boomed in recent decades‚ so too have pollution levels in its major cities‚ with experts concerned that air pollution could pose a major public health concern. "Environmental pollution in Vietnam is a real problem‚" said Tuong Lai‚ former dean of Vietnam’s Social Science Institute. "It’s not just foreign visitors who have complained about our dust pollution—people in our country are also very dissatisfied with it‚" he said. A study conducted by employment consultants
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The Korean War The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea. However it was fought between people who wanted Communist rule in Korea versus people who wanted freedom and democracy. It had no winners. All it had was people who lost their lives. Korea is a peninsula adjacent to China on the west. On the east‚ across the East Sea lies Japan. Korea is approximately 5000 square miles. It is about the size of Utah and is very mountainous. (Oberdorfer‚ 3) In Korea lies the most militarized
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the road. People may think that Vietnam is a poor developing country‚ but in Hanoi there is an incredible number of cars‚ a lot owned by the government but increasing numbers owned by private individuals. Recently‚ the government approved a policy to allow second hand cars to be imported‚ which is only going to add the the congestion in big cities like Hanoi and Saigon. Food blogger Noodlepie down in Saigon mentions that “he gave up driving a motorbike in Vietnam about three or four years ago” because
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