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Vietnam after ten years since Saigon falls
AP correspondent recalls life in Vietnam a decade after the fall, describing widespread hardship, government rigidity, large military expenditure, and slow recovery. He contrasts Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City scenes with daily labor, emigration, and lingering distrust of the outside world while noting shifts toward peace talks and new generations growing up under communist rule.
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