The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, also known as the Vietnam Campaign Medal, is a South Vietnamese military campaign medal which was created in 1949, and awarded to French military personnel during the First Indochina War. During the Vietnam War, the South Vietnamese government awarded the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with Device to members of the South Vietnamese military for wartime service and on March 24, 1966, to members of the U.S. military for support of operations in Vietnam. In May 1966, other allied foreign military personnel became eligible for the award.
Gold plating is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal, most often copper or silver, by chemical or electrochemical plating. This article covers plating methods used in the modern electronics industry; for more traditional methods, often used for much larger objects, see gilding.
The Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal also known as the Vietnam Civil Actions Medal or Civil Actions Medal, is a military decoration of the former South Vietnamese government (1955–75). The medal was created on May 12, 1964 during the Vietnam War. The Civil Actions Medal was awarded to the South Vietnamese military and its allies' military personnel or units that performed outstanding achievements in the field of civil affairs. The medal was awarded in two classes, with the first-class intended for commissioned officers and the second class for enlisted personnel. Individuals who were cited received the medal, ribbon, and a citation.
The Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal was a military decoration of South Vietnam that was first created on January 7, 1953. The medal was awarded in two classes and reached its height of bestowal during the Vietnam War. It was frequently awarded to members of foreign militaries, including military advisors of the United States Armed Forces.
The Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation was a military unit award established by the State of Vietnam (1949–1955) as the State of Vietnam Friendship Ribbon on August 15, 1950. The Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation is considered obsolete since the Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975) no longer exists.
The cash, also called the sapek or sapèque, is a cast round coin with a square hole that was an official currency of Vietnam from the Đinh dynasty in 970 until the Nguyễn dynasty in 1945, and remained in circulation in North Vietnam until 1948. The same type of currency circulated in China, Japan, Korea, and Ryūkyū for centuries. Though the majority of Vietnamese cash coins throughout history were copper coins, lead, iron and zinc coins also circulated alongside them often at fluctuating rates. Coins made from metals of lower intrinsic value were introduced because of various superstitions involving Vietnamese people burying cash coins, as the problem of people burying cash coins became too much for the government. Almost all coins issued by government mints tended to be buried mere months after they had entered circulation. The Vietnamese government began issuing coins made from an alloy of zinc, lead, and tin. As these cash coins tended to be very fragile, they would decompose faster if buried, which caused the Vietnamese people to stop burying their coins.
The term tiền is used to refer to various currency-related concepts used in Vietnamese history. The name is a cognate with the Chinese qián (錢), a unit of weight called "mace" in English. It can refer to a unit of weight used in precious metal coinages as well as the number of cash coins in a string. The name was also used for different awards, both Chinese-style and Western-style awards given in Vietnam throughout different times of its history.
Paris By Night 97 - Khiêu Vũ Của Các Ngôi Sao 2 is a Paris By Night program produced by Thúy Nga that was filmed at Knott's Berry Farm on April 22, 2009 and released onto DVD September 7, 2009. The show was approximately 5 hours and was MC'ed by Nguyễn Văn Thinh and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên.
The Friendship Order is a service award conferred by the Government of Vietnam for "foreigners and on collectives of foreigners who have made great contributions to building, consolidating and developing the friendship between Vietnam and other countries in the world."
The 5th Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), formally the 5th Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Bộ Chính trị Ban Chấp hành trung ương Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam Khoá V), was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee in the immediate aftermath of the 5th National Congress.
The Hồ Chí Minh Prize is an honorary award given by the government of Vietnam in recognition of cultural and/or scientific achievement. The prize was established by decree in 1981, and has been awarded in 1996, 2000, 2005 and 2012, often posthumously. The prize is named for Ho Chi Minh, who was Chairman and founder of the Workers' Party of Vietnam, that is considered one of the highest honors bestowed by Vietnam.
The Order of Diplomatic Service Merit is one of South Korea's orders of merit. It is awarded by the President of South Korea for "outstanding meritorious services in the interest of enhancing national prestige and promoting amity with allies." It is a relatively rare honor, being usually awarded to a handful of people every year, and is one of the highest civilian awards of South Korea.
The 2021 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 31st Southeast Asian Games, 31st SEA Games or SEA Games 31, and also recognized as Viet Nam 2021, was the 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games, the biennial regional multi-sport event which was held in Hanoi, Vietnam and its surrounding cities from 12 to 23 May 2022.
Hoàng Thúy Toàn, often credited as Thuý Toàn, is a Vietnamese writer and literary translator. He was awarded the Order of Friendship by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev in 2010 in recognition of his Vietnamese translations of the poetry of Alexander Pushkin.
The Friendship Medal is, alongside the Medal of the Republic, the People's Republic of China's highest order of honour. On December 27, 2015, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) passed a law establishing two national medals, the Medal of the Republic and the Friendship Medal, constituted on January 1, 2016.
Nguyễn Văn Huyền was a Vietnamese lawyer and politician, who served as the last Vice President of South Vietnam in 1975. He took the position of Vice President from President Dương Văn Minh's request, who was trying to hold peace talks, but held the position for only 2 days before the fall of the Republic of Vietnam on 30 April 1975. He also served as the first President of the Senate of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1973. In the last years of his life, he was invited to join the Vietnam Fatherland Front of the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam as an independent and was elected as a member of its Central Committee's Presidium, where he died in office in 1995.
Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment is a public university under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and under the state management of the Ministry of Education and Training. The university is one of the National Key Universities of Vietnam.
Medal of Valor, also known as the Courage medal, the Jasorat medal, or Zhasorat medal, is one of the orders and medals of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It is awarded for the demonstration of courage, professionality, and loyalty to Uzbekistan.
Châu Tuyết Vân is a Vietnamese athlete and Taekwondo practitioner. She is a member of the Vietnamese Taekwondo national team, with a record of 6 consecutive gold medals at the SEA Games, 5 consecutive gold medals at the World Championships, 2 consecutive gold medals at the Asian Games, and 1 Gold Medal at the Southeast Asian Games in the synchronized poomsae event. She achieved the sixth-degree black belt certification in 2018 at the age of 28.
