A new book titled Nguoi linh thuoc dia Nam Ky (Colonial soldiers in Southern Vietnam) gives a clear overview on the experience of being a native Vietnamese soldier serving the French colonial army in Indochina from 1861-1945.
The book was developed from author Ta Chi Dai Truong’s PhD thesis written in 1975.
Truong’s book is well-documented with many local and foreign sources.
Truong is considered one of Vietnam's foremost experts on Vietnamese history and anthropology.
The book also throughly illustrates how the French exploitation of Vietnam was meticulously planned and executed.
Hanoi has drafted a plan to adjust official working hours in the city to reduce traffic jams, leaving state offices and lower schools with the same hours.
Six workers died of electrocution as they erected an electric post in the central province of Thanh Hoa Tuesday.
Vietnam state-owned power utility EVN has been sued by 18 families in central Vietnam for flooding their houses and land while building a dam, according to news website VietNamNet.
