Ho Chih Minh City - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Ho Chih Minh City Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,885,103,263 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Ho Chi Minh City
(redirected from Ho Chih Minh City)

    Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

Ho Chi Minh City

Enlarge picture
City Hall in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City was ceded to France in 1862 by the Vietnamese emperor Tu Duc and was administered by the French until 1945, when independence was declared by the Viet Minh organization under Ho Chi Minh. Rioting occurred in Saigon and French troops seized control of the city; the First (or French) Indochina War began. Ho Chi Minh City still has many Western-style buildings dating from the period of French colonial rule.

Chief port and industrial city of South Vietnam; population (2000 est) 3,316,500. It lies on the Saigon River, 54 km/ 34 mi from the South China Sea. Industries include shipbuilding, textiles, rubber, and food products. Since the unification of Vietnam, state-run enterprise in handicraft trades has expanded, producing goods such as carpets, furniture, and lacquerware mostly for export. Saigon was the capital of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1954 to 1976, when it was renamed, and the city was also the former capital of French Indochina.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
Vung Tau, which is located 125km from Ho Chih Minh city, was chosen as the operation base of Aker Solutions as it is the petroleum centre of Vietnam in which crude oil and gas exploration activities form the basis of the city's economy.
Vietnam: Aker Solutions Sets Up Shop in Vietnam by TendersInfo
The country's representative office in Ho Chih Minh City, whose responsibilities include neighboring Cambodia, has been asked to speedily contact Cambodian authorities and to confirm details about the shipment of the suspected toxic waste, Foreign Ministry spokesman Roy Wu said,
Taipei to check if toxic waste was exported to Cambodia by Asian Economic News
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2010 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.