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 economy continues to expand at an annual rate in excess of 7 %, one of the fastest growing in the world, but it grew from an extremely low base, as it suffered the crippling effect of the Vietnam War from the 1950s to the 1970s, as well as the austerity measures introduced in its aftermath.

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.

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.

The principal religion in French Indochina was Buddhism, with Mahayana Buddhism influenced by Confucianism more dominant in Vietnam, while Theravada Buddhism was more widespread in Laos and Cambodia.

It was the principal foreign actor in the Korean War and Vietnam War during this era.

Cochinchina is a region encompassing the southern third of Vietnam whose principal city is Saigon.

He tested supersonic Air Force fighters, including the F-101, F-102, F-105, and F-106, and was responsible for determining stall-spin characteristics for the large F-105, which became the principal fighter bomber used by the USAF over North Vietnam.

In the general election, he lost to the incumbent Mark Hatfield, the Republican incumbent whom he had endorsed in 1966 over fellow Democrat Duncan because of Hatfield's shared opposition to the war in Vietnam but which had become for Morse, according to his principal biographer, a " dismissible virtue " in 1972.

ISO 3166-2: VN is the entry for Vietnam in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions ( e. g., provinces or states ) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

One of the principal areas of conflict was the Vietnam War, with Trevor Fisk, the leading member of the traditionalists, refusing to criticise Harold Wilson's government over its tacit support for the United States in the war.

After Vietnam, his principal assignments were:

Vũng Tàu is the only petroleum base of Vietnam where crude oil and natural gas exploitation activities dominate the city's economy and contribute principal income to Vietnam's budget and export volume.

As National Secretary of SDS, he was the principal organizer of the first March on Washington against the war on Vietnam ( April, 1965 ).

Truong was the principal owner of the Vishipco Line, the largest shipping company in South Vietnam in the 1970s.

rightThe Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial is on ANZAC Parade, the principal ceremonial and memorial avenue in Canberra, the capital city of Australia.

" You could have heard a pin drop ," recalled John Holum, McGovern's principal staff advisor on Vietnam.

Since the 1960s, China had considered the Soviet Union the principal threat to its security ; lesser threats were posed by long-standing border disputes with Vietnam and India.

Following the dissolution of the Comecon and the loss of its traditional trading partners, Vietnam was forced to liberalize trade, devalue its exchange rate to increase exports, and embark on a policy of economic development.

Petroleum exports are in the form of crude petroleum because Vietnam has a very limited refining capacity.

Vietnam's exports to China include crude oil, coal, coffee and food, while China exports pharmaceuticals, machinery, petroleum, fertilizers and automobile parts to Vietnam.

The economy of Vietnam has achieved rapid growth in agricultural and industrial production, construction and housing, exports and foreign investment.

Besides the Indian Railways, it regularly exports diesel-electric locomotives and has supplied locomotives to other countries such as Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Mali, Senegal, Sudan Tanzania, Angola, and Vietnam and also to a few users within India, such as ports, large power and steel plants and private railways.

The Ho Chi Minh City chapter, in cooperation with the Ho Chi Minh City trade and investment authorities, organized a " U. S .- Vietnam Business Leaders Forum " in November 1999, and highlighted the very real and immediate benefits to Vietnam from signing the Trade Agreement, including an estimated increase in exports to the United States by $ 800 million within one year after entry into force.