Hanoi

Viet Minh The Vietminh, or Viet Minh, was an organization whose forces fought against the Japanese and French to gain Vietnamese independence. This group of people was communist-led but was primarily operated as a national organization (Encyclopedia). The organization was formed in China in May 1941 by Ho Chi Minh. The official Japanese name for the Vietminh is Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi. In English, this mean, League for the Independence of Vietnam. Japan occupied French Indochina during…

soup, we would hang Mike’s shirt on the wall of our cell and say the Pledge of Allegiance” (7). Mike Christian demonstrated his courage as he took the risk to sew the American Flag. As McCain illustrated through his thoughts, the American soldiers at Hanoi Hilton camp were courageous because Mike knew that if the guards found the flag sewn on his shirt, then there would be a serious consequence. Later on in the story, the Vietnamese soldiers found the homemade flag sewn inside Mike’s shirt, the…

Expat guide to Vietnamese healthcare service Living in a faraway place, it is essential for expats to have a clear view about healthcare service as a way of protecting themselves in the most effective way. Below is overview of healthcare service in Vietnam that expats should take into account. Even though there has been a dramatic improvement in the past few years, public healthcare service in Vietnam still remains some major issues. First of all, doctors are heavily overloaded with work. They…

: Although the Vietnam War had nearly come to an end, all four sides had come to an agreement known as the Pairs Peace Accords it created a compromise, but it did not completely end all the conflict. The Paris peace accords demanded all of Americas troops to leave Vietnam and after that the fighting would be over but not all the conflicts are fixed just by stopping the fight. After the fighting, there were still conflicts in the state of Americas economics. The treaty had included the democratic…

: free; specifically : to free (something, such as a country) from domination by a foreign power”(Webster). Furthermore, when Hanoi describes the war as a liberation of Southern Vietnam from North Vietnam it is presented as much more positive and freeing situation. The significance represented is how the United States views the war as more of a harsh situation versus Hanoi that views it as a noble and more necessary war through their simple word…

intent of his plan was to perform “a total quarantine of the movement of war supplies into North Vietnam, by sea, rail, and road, through the mining of Haiphong and all other harbors and the destruction of rail and road bridges leading from China to Hanoi.” (Drew) While this operation had the support of the Joint Chiefs, the President rejected it as it may have trigged Chinese intervention. In order to force McNamara to conform his ideals, the President sent him to do an…

The Vietnam War was a conflict based on issues that were economic, cultural, political, and territorial based. The reason why I chose the Vietnam War is that it is shows a conflict that isn’t only on one specific issue, but it involves several and the conflict was a long, tragic war where there were many lives were lost. It is explained in the Vietnam Postscript in the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia that the conflict mainly took place in South Vietnam. The conflict continued between North…

channels for Uniqlo are: in-store shopping and on-line shopping. Two big retail stores should be opened in downtown areas in Hanoi and HCMC. These stores should not be in shopping malls because it is difficult to differentiate themselves from other brands, this problems had happened in USA before (Forbes, 2015). Good online shopping service enables consumers who are not in Hanoi or HCMC to purchase Uniqlo products easily. Promotion: Stated by Peter & Olson (2010), promotions are developed by…

The defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu was a turning point in the First Indochina War but also in the how the world viewed the newly victorious Vietminh. The French retreated to their urban strongholds of Saigon and Hanoi awaiting the result of the upcoming Geneva Conference. This set piece battle was to be the opportunity for the United States equipped and funded French Expeditionary Corps to defeat the lightly equipped and trained Vietminh force on a battlefield of their choice. The battle…

The US military carried out poor military strategies and tactics. As explained in the documentary “Ten Thousand Days of War”, “The US strategy is bargain by bombing, forcing Hanoi to convince negotiation… In the 8 years of war, the US would have dropped 8 million tons of bombs, 4 times more than World War 2… The purpose of the Christmas day bombing was to move the country to a moral defeat, but it made them more resistant and…