South East Asia Destination Guide

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South East Asia : Vietnam

Vietnam Vietnam covers an area of 330.363 sq. km making it about as big as Italy or New Mexico. Vietnam has a 3400 kilometre coastline and mountainous terrain covers 75% of the country. Cambodia and Laos lie to the west, China to the north and the South China Sea to the east. Hanoi is the nation's capital, and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is Vietnam's largest urban centre. Shaped like an elongated ‘S’, Vietnam stretches along the east coast of the Indochinese Peninsula and is likened by its people to a long bamboo pole hung with two baskets of rice, represented

Oudomxai: Laos

Oudomxai: Laos The chief town of the province of Oudomxai, also called Muong Oudomxai, is on the road which carries out of Luang Prabang to Luang Namtha. The city was entirely destroyed by successive bombardments during the war. It is rebuilt after the war and becomes today a significant commercial crossroads between China and Vietnam. Many goods forward by this city which, at the same time, benefits from this economic development. The population is composed of lao Theung and lao Soung(60%), Chinese (25%) and of lao loum (15%). The large market of centre town constitutes a true cultural crossroads, all the

Taiping : Malaysia

Taiping Travel Guide Taiping is a beautiful town situated in the state of Perak in MALAYSIA.Formerly known as Klian Pauh, it was renamed Taiping to commemorate the end of the Larut War in 1874. With the signing of the Pangkor Treaty on the 20th of January 1874, Taiping emerged to be the major town in Perak. Taiping comes from the Chinese word Tai-Peng which means ETERNAL PEACE. And indeed with the decision of the British government to make Taiping into their administration center, the once slow-paced town has been transformed into a busy and developed town compared to the others in

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Tho Chu: Vietnam

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