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• n  a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
• n  a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States

• Vietnam
• Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• Viet Nam
• Annam
• Vietnam War

News & Articles

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• Vietnam devalues currency to aid exports, reserves
  Vietnam devalued its currency by 1 percent Friday in an effort to boost its foreign exchange reserves and exports. A statement on the State Bank of Vietnam's website said the U.S. dollar will now buy 21,036 ...
  June 28, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
• Vietnam's currency devalued
  HANOI, Vietnam, June 28 (UPI) -- Vietnam's central bank has devalued currency by 1 percent and cut interest rates, saying the moves would improve the balance of payments and spur the economy.
  June 28, 2013 - UPI
• Vietnam Devalues Dong for First Time Since ’11 to Boost Reserves
  Vietnam’s central bank devalued its currency for the first time since 2011 and cut the interest-rate cap on dollar deposits to help “improve” the balance of payments and boost foreign-exchange reserves.
  June 28, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• Gerald Ford in FOX News
  America can regain the sense of pride that existed before Vietnam,Ford said. "But it cannot be achieved by refighting a war that is finished."
• Wesley Clark in Earthtimes (press release)
  I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down (in Vietnam) is a qualification to be president,said Clark, who has been mentioned as a possible running mate for Obama.
• Sam Johnson in USA Today
  We must learn from our mistakes. We cannot leave a job undone like we left in Korea, like we left in Vietnam, like we left in Somalia,Johnson said.