'''Saigon''' is the former name of the largest city in southern [[Vietnam]] <ref> http://www.vietscape.com/travel/saigon/index.html </ref> In 1975 Saigon was renamed, and is now known as [[Ho Chi Minh City]]. <ref> http://www.saigon-tourist.com/ </ref> Saigon is located near the South China Sea, and was the capitol of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975. <ref> http://www.saigon-news.ch/docs-en/english.htm </ref>
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Vietnam is a country in Southeast [[Asia]], bordered by [[China]] to the north, [[Laos]] and [[Cambodia]] to the west, and the [[Pacific Ocean]] to the east and south. <ref> http://www.vietnamtourism.com/ </ref>
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The name Saigon has its root in a [[Khmer]] word "Prei Kor" meaning "Kapok Tree Forest". <ref> http://www.saigontoday.net/ </ref>