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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Saigon

Saigon stories: 1 news summaries
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 Saigon Buries War Past 

Breakneck rush to development leaves high-rises in place of multi-tiered history

Aug 19, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - It looks like Saigon, “the Paris of the East,” can't wait to ditch its colorful culture and tumultuous history for a shining capitalist future, Peter Jon Lindberg writes in Travel + Leisure. Officially Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnamese “cosmopolis,” 8 million strong, boasts the world's... More »

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