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... Vietnam , history of 19 : 120 . A distinct Viet- namese people began to emerge in about 200 BC . In 208 BC much of present - day southern China and northern Vietnam were incorporat- ed into the independent kingdom of Nam Viet , but in ...
... Vietnam , history of 19 : 120 . A distinct Viet- namese people began to emerge in about 200 BC . In 208 BC much of present - day southern China and northern Vietnam were incorporat- ed into the independent kingdom of Nam Viet , but in ...
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... Vietnam ) ; see Cam Ranh Bay . Vinh Linh , special zone of North Vietnam , immediately north of the 17th parallel ( the demarcation line dividing North and South Vietnam ) . The town of Vĩnh Linh is the capi- tal of the zone . Latest ...
... Vietnam ) ; see Cam Ranh Bay . Vinh Linh , special zone of North Vietnam , immediately north of the 17th parallel ( the demarcation line dividing North and South Vietnam ) . The town of Vĩnh Linh is the capi- tal of the zone . Latest ...
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... Vietnam . It is near the tip of an 11 - mi- ( 18 - km- ) long , southwest - trending projection into the South China Sea that partially encloses the Vung ( bay ) Ganh Rai , which receives the Song Sai Gon ( Saigon River ) on the ...
... Vietnam . It is near the tip of an 11 - mi- ( 18 - km- ) long , southwest - trending projection into the South China Sea that partially encloses the Vung ( bay ) Ganh Rai , which receives the Song Sai Gon ( Saigon River ) on the ...
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