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'''Ho Chi Minh City''', formerly '''Saigon''', is the largest city in [[Vietnam]].<ref>http://www.vietscape.com/travel/saigon/index.html</ref> The city is located on the Saigon River near the South China Sea, called the "East Sea" by Vietnamese.<ref>http://www.saigon-news.ch/docs-en/english.htm</ref> It is named after North Vietnamese [[Communism|Communist]] figurehead [[Ho Chi Minh]]. Ho Chi Minh City has 8.2 million inhabitants.<ref>http://www.pso.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/guest/nam-2013?p_p_id=EXT_ARTICLEVIEW&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_col_id=center-banner&p_p_col_count=1&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_groupId=18&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_articleId=419698&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_version=1.0&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_redirect=%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fhome</ref>

'''Ho Chi Minh City''', formerly '''Saigon''', is the largest city in [[Vietnam]].<ref>http://www.vietscape.com/travel/saigon/index.html</ref> The city is located on the Saigon River near the South China Sea, called the "East Sea" by Vietnamese.<ref>http://www.saigon-news.ch/docs-en/english.htm</ref> It is named after North Vietnamese [[Communism|Communist]] figurehead [[Ho Chi Minh]]. Ho Chi Minh City has 8.2 million inhabitants.<ref>http://www.pso.hochiminhcity.gov.vn/web/guest/nam-2013?p_p_id=EXT_ARTICLEVIEW&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_col_id=center-banner&p_p_col_count=1&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_groupId=18&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_articleId=419698&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_version=1.0&_EXT_ARTICLEVIEW_redirect=%2Fweb%2Fguest%2Fhome</ref>

Ho Chi Minh City played an important role during the [[Vietnam War]]. The US embassy of Saigon was attacked by the [[Vietcong]] on January 31, 1968.<ref>http://www.rjsmith.com/info_pages/saigon-us-embassy-info.html</ref> In 1975, the Communists took the control over the city.

Saigon became the capital of South Vietnam when French Indochina was divided in 1954. The city played an important role during the [[Vietnam War]]. The US embassy of Saigon was attacked by the [[Vietcong]] on January 31, 1968.<ref>http://www.rjsmith.com/info_pages/saigon-us-embassy-info.html</ref> In 1975, the Communists took the control over the city.

Vietnam is a country in Southeast [[Asia]], bordered by [[China]] to the north, [[Laos]] and [[Cambodia]] to the west, and the South China Sea to the east and south.<ref>http://www.vietnamtourism.com/</ref>

Vietnam is a country in Southeast [[Asia]], bordered by [[China]] to the north, [[Laos]] and [[Cambodia]] to the west, and the South China Sea to the east and south.<ref>http://www.vietnamtourism.com/</ref>