According to the SEC, Aon ’ s subsidiaries made improper payments of over $ 3. 6 million to government officials and third party facilitators in Costa Rica, Egypt, Vietnam, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Myanmar and Bangladesh, between 1983 and 2007, in order to obtain and retain insurance contracts.

In a letter dated August 1, 1969, and addressed to the President of the Security Council, the Permanent Representative of Cambodia alleged to the United Nations Security Council that aircraft from the United States and South Vietnam scattered ‘ poisonous yellow powder ’ along its frontiers with South Vietnam in May and June.

Following the success of The Godfather, The Conversation and The Godfather Part II, Coppola began filming Apocalypse Now, an adaptation of Conrad ’ s Heart of Darkness set in Cambodia during the Vietnam War ( Coppola himself briefly appears as a TV news director ).

These include a number of Jardines ’ long-standing businesses such as Jardine Engineering Corporation ( JEC ), Jardine Shipping Services, Jardine Aviation Services, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals, Jardine Schindler and Gammon Construction as well as more contemporary interests that reflect the demands of Asian consumers ; among them Pizza Hut restaurants in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam and Jardine OneSolution IT services.

During the Vietnam War Era, Turner ’ s business prospered ; it “ had virtual monopolies in Savannah, Macon, Columbus, and Charleston ” and was “ the largest outdoor advertising company in the Southeast ,” according to " It Ain ’ t As Easy As It Looks ".

Vietnam ’ s fishing industry, which has abundant resources given the country ’ s long coastline and extensive network of rivers and lakes, has generally experienced moderate growth.

Vietnam ’ s oil reserves are in the range of 270 – 500 million tons.

Crude oil is Vietnam ’ s leading export, as it exported a total of 17 million tons in 2002.

Vietnam ’ s only operational refinery, a facility at Cat Hai near Ho Chi Minh City, has a capacity of only.

Vietnam ’ s anthracite coal reserves are estimated at 3. 7 billion tons.

Vietnam ’ s potential natural gas reserves are 1. 3 trillion cubic meters.

Although the United States and Vietnam reached a landmark bilateral agreement in December 2001, which helped increase Vietnam ’ s exports to the United States, disagreements over textile and catfish exports are hindering full implementation of the agreement.

In November 2004, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN ), of which Vietnam is a member, and China announced plans to establish the world ’ s largest free-trade area by 2010.

In 2004 Vietnam ’ s merchandise imports were valued at US $ 31. 5 billion, and growing rapidly.

Vietnam ’ s principal imports were machinery ( 17. 5 %), refined petroleum ( 11. 5 %), steel ( 8. 3 %), material for the textile industry ( 7. 2 %), and cloth ( 6. 0 %).

The main origins of Vietnam ’ s imports were China ( 13. 9 %), Taiwan ( 11. 6 %), Singapore ( 11. 3 %), Japan ( 11. 1 %), South Korea ( 10. 4 %), Thailand ( 5. 8 %), and Malaysia ( 3. 8 %).

In 2004, Vietnam ’ s exports of merchandise were valued at US $ 26. 5 billion, and, were growing rapidly along with imports.

Vietnam ’ s principal exports were crude oil ( 22. 1 %), textiles and garments ( 17. 1 %), footwear ( 10. 5 %), fisheries products ( 9. 4 %) and electronics ( 4. 1 %).

The World Bank's assistance program for Vietnam has three objectives: to support Vietnam ’ s transition to a market economy, to enhance equitable and sustainable development and to promote good governance.

The Norden bombsight was a highly sophisticated optical / mechanical analog computer used by the United States Army Air Force during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War to aid the pilot of a bomber aircraft in dropping bomb s accurately.

The abundance of spices produced by central Vietnam ’ s mountainous terrain makes this region ’ s cuisine notable for its spicy food, which sets it apart from the two other regions of Vietnam where foods are mostly non-spicy.

Although Vietnam's historical record of leadership in the revolution and its military power and proximity will not cease to exist, Laos struck out ahead of Vietnam with its New Economic Mechanism to introduce market mechanisms into its economy.

However in recent decades an alternative Marxist-Leninist economy that exists is the Socialist market economy that has been used by the People's Republic of China, Socialist Republic of Vietnam and historically by the People's Republic of Hungary and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

After the collapse of the Eastern bloc, China and Vietnam moved toward the socialist market economy model, which consists of state-ownership and open-markets in both capital goods and consumer goods.

With the prospect of continued relocation of labor-intensive industries to economies with cheaper work forces, such as in China and Vietnam, Taiwan's future development will have to rely on further transformation to a high technology and service-oriented economy.

The economy of Vietnam is a developing planned economy and market economy.

Since the mid-1980s, through the " Đổi Mới " reform period, Vietnam has made a shift from a highly centralized planned economy to a socialist-oriented market economy which use both directive and indicative planning ( see Five-Year Plans of Vietnam ).

Nowadays, Vietnam is in a period of being integrated into the global economy.

According to a forecast by the PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2008, Vietnam may be the fastest growing of emerging economies by 2025, with a potential annual growth rate of about 10 % in real dollar terms, which would increase the size of the economy to 70 % of the size of the UK economy by 2050.

This policy of closure led to a degree of stagnation in the Vietnamese economy, and contributed to Vietnam becoming a French colony.

In 1986, Vietnam launched a political and economic renewal campaign ( Đổi Mới ) that introduced reforms to facilitate the transition from a centralized economy to a " socialist-oriented market economy.

It was expected that access to the U. S. market would allow Vietnam to hasten its transformation into a manufacturing-based, export-oriented economy.

Although Vietnam's historical record of leadership in the revolution and its military power and proximity will not cease to exist, Laos struck out ahead of Vietnam with its New Economic Mechanism to introduce market mechanisms into its economy.

The growing national economy and prosperity led to a recovery during the 1960s, with some down years during the early 1970s in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

Another important use of aircraft came with the development of the helicopter, which first became heavily used during the Vietnam War, and still continues to be widely used today to transport and augment ground forces.

In the East, Confucius ( 551-479 ), of the State of Lu, was China's most influential ancient philosopher, whose educational outlook continues to influence the societies of China and neighbours like Korea, Japan and Vietnam.

Vietnam is putting considerable effort into modernization and expansion of its telecommunication system, but its performance continues to lag behind that of its more modern neighbors.

As Peter Riley and his friends ' self-destructive addiction to Hearts continues, the Vietnam War grows closer, and signs of defiance appear in the hearts and minds of the students, even in Riley's room-mate, a shy pre-dent student struggling with doing what he feels is right and just or disappointing his parents.

Bayou la Batre was a popular destination for such immigrants because it fostered and continues to foster a similar shrimping industry to that of Vietnam.

Cassius Clay then changes his name to Muhammad Ali after converting to the Nation of Islam, and travels to Africa with Malcolm X. Ali continues to dominate as champion, until he is stripped of the title and sent to jail for his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War.

The river, known as Thao River for this upper stretch, continues its southeasterly course through northwestern Vietnam before emerging from the mountains to reach the midlands.

The curriculum expanded throughout World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and continues to adapt to include lessons learned from current conflicts.

It continues to be used by overseas Vietnamese as the " Heritage and Freedom Flag ", but is de facto banned in Vietnam.

Japanese military forces occupy bases in Vietnam while French colonial government continues to govern.

The firm continues to build its order books in the region, including major petroleum & energy projects in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia, Japan and China.

In 2006, Mines Advisory Group ( MAG ) continues to operate in Quảng Trị ( and neighbouring Quảng Bình province ), providing the only civilian staffed demining and UXO clearance operations in Vietnam.

President Richard Nixon said about the march, " Now, I understand that there has been, and continues to be, opposition to the war in Vietnam on the campuses and also in the nation.

The M40 was a very successful export item and continues to be used by South Korea ( ROK ), Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Honduras, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Philippines, Taiwan ( Republic of China Marine Corps ), Turkey, Colombia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Venezuela and many others.