My Hometown Essay Lying just a few hundreds kilometers away from the Vietnam Eastern coast‚ Hanoi has been the capital city of Vietnam for more than a thousand year. The old city recently celebrated its 1000th birthday in 2010. Every year‚ Hanoi welcomes a fascinating number of tourists coming to visit. What so special about the city that makes it so attractive? Hanoi is the center of finance‚ business and culture of Vietnam. With the population of approximately 7 million‚ it is the second biggest
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South Africa In 1652‚ Dutch traders founded the city of Cape Town‚ establishing a stopover point on the spice route at the southern tip of what is now South Africa. The British seized the Cape of Good Hope in 1806. In 1867‚ diamonds were discovered in South Africa‚ and in 1886‚ gold initiated immigration and wealth‚ further subduing the native inhabitants. The Boers unsuccessfully attempted to resist British control with the Boer War. Under the Union of South Africa beginning
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August General Uprising (and known in the West as the Vietnamese Revolution) by the Indochinese Communist Party‚ was a revolution in Vietnam. On August 19‚ 1945‚ the Việt Minh under Hồ Chí Minh began a revolution against French colonial rule in Vietnam. From August 19 onwards‚ demonstrations and uprisings against French rule broke out in cities and towns throughout Vietnam. Given Japan had surrendered to the Allies at the end of World War II‚ the Japanese forces in Indochina stepped aside and allowed
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Was American involvement in the Vietnam War justifiable? Beginning on the first day of November in 1955‚ the second Indochina War was fought between North Vietnam‚ who was communist‚ and the government of South Vietnam‚ that was anti-communist. For the most part the war was fought in the countries of Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos‚ and lasted approximately 20 years. There is a large debate amongst many people about whether the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam war is justifiable or not‚ but
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continues to be the subject of many American movies. In his article The American Film Industry & Vietnam‚ Michael Paris explores the various ways and reasons the Vietnam War was often misrepresented through film. His main criticism of Hollywood’s portrayal of the Vietnam War is that due to the political climate surrounding the involvement of American troops in Vietnam at the time‚ many movies about the Vietnam War tried to cater to what filmmakers thought their audience wanted to see in order to be well
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strongly recommend to enter the South Korean market. Its economy has decent growth and relative stability: its inflation stays on the relatively low level. The most harmful issue can be a conflict with North Korea‚ that can affect further country’ development. To all intents and purposes‚ it is necessary to consider such factors as economical‚ financial‚ political‚ social and technological. I would relate political to one of the most sufficient. Talking about South Korea‚ political aspect is formidable
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The history of South Africa encompasses over three million years. Ape-like hominids who migrated to South Africa around three million years ago became the first human-like inhabitants of the area now known as South Africa. Representatives of homo erectus gradually replaced them around a million years ago when they also spread across Africa and into Europe and Asia. Homo erectus gave way to homo sapiens around 100‚000 years ago. The first homo sapiens formed the Bushman culture of skilled hunter-gatherers
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Agencies Ltd. Market Rate & Potential Volume ex South China to Singapore‚ Port Kelang‚ Penang‚ Pasir Gudang & Yangon ex Shekou Ports Singapore Port Kelang Penang Pasir Gudang Yangon COC Rate (USD) 20 200 250 320 320 600 THC (RMB) 20 600 600 600 600 600 40 400 480 680 680 1150 40 900 900 900 900 900 Potential Volume TEU per Week 30 30 20 20 30 Hongkong and Eastern Shipping Agencies Ltd. Market Rate & Potential Volume ex South China to Singapore‚ Port Kelang‚ Penang‚ Pasir
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How did the Vietnam War affect domestic politics and policies? How did it help weaken the dominant political philosophy of the 1960s? The involvement of the United States in the war in Vietnam had a very negative impact on the domestic political programs that were proposed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The war in Vietnam cost an incredible amount of money since no equivalent funds were returning to the country. In addition‚ military expenses‚ combined with domestic social costs‚ created budget
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South Korea is located in East Asia. South Korea is East of China and West of Japan. South Korea is roughly the size of Indiana‚ United States of America. From the 7th century to the 20th century Korea acted as a single independent single country. In 1905 after the Russo-Japanese War Korea became a protectorate of Japan. In 1945 Japan surrendered Korea to the United States in WWII. After gaining control of their country Korea split into two countries. A Republic of Korea was set up in the
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