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Impressions of Vietnam

Written by Tom Johnson Monday, 02 February 2009
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Impressions of Vietnam. Photo by HKmPUA on Flickr.We received this interesting letter which gives an insight into the situation that has emerged in Vietnam since it adopted so-called “market reforms”, with extremes of poverty side by side with immense wealth.
 

The Tet Offensive: the turning point in the Vietnam War – Part Two

Written by Alan Woods Thursday, 31 January 2008
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In the early hours of 31st January 1968, 70,000 North Vietnamese soldiers, together with guerrilla fighters of the NLF, launched one of the most daring military campaigns in history. The Tet Offensive was the real turning point in the Vietnam War. On its 40th anniversary, Alan Woods analyses the events that led to the Vietnam War and the significance of the Tet Offensive in bringing about the defeat of US imperialism, and draws some parallels with Iraq.
 

The Tet Offensive: the turning point in the Vietnam War – Part One

Written by Alan Woods Wednesday, 30 January 2008
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In the early hours of 31st January 1968, 70,000 North Vietnamese soldiers, together with guerrilla fighters of the NLF, launched one of the most daring military campaigns in history. The Tet Offensive was the real turning point in the Vietnam War. On its 40th anniversary, Alan Woods analyses the events that led to the Vietnam War and the significance of the Tet Offensive in bringing about the defeat of US imperialism, and draws some parallels with Iraq.
   

How US imperialism was defeated in Vietnam

Written by Jonathan Clyne, editorial Board of the Swedish Marxist journal, Socialisten Tuesday, 15 October 2002
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As US imperialism prepares to go to war against Iraq, Jonathan Clyne (of the editorial Board of the Swedish Marxist journal, Socialisten) looks back at the Vietnam War. He shows quite clearly the level of radicalisation that had developed among both the US soldiers fighting in Vietnam and the mass opposition that had developed back home among US workers and youth. As he says, "It was the American working class, those in uniform and those without, that more than anything else put an end to the war."
 

Letter from Vietnam, March 2001

Written by Nguyen Ki Thursday, 15 March 2001
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We received a letter from Vietnam which gives a wider and more political view of the situation in Vietnam on the eve of the important forthcoming congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam on "market led socialism".
   

Vietnamese girls marrying Taiwanese men: the harbouring of illusions

Written by LNG Monday, 05 February 2001
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This article describes the situation of poor young girls in the rural areas who try to escape from misery by marrying Taiwanese men.
 

The conditions of workers in Export processing zones in Vietnam

Written by Dang Ngoc Friday, 29 December 2000
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We publish this article from the Vietnamese press, translated for In Defence of Marxism by one of our Vietnamese correspondents which shows the conditions Vietnamese workers face in the Export Processing Zones through the example of the strike at the Tan A company in Ho Chi Mihn City.
   

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