Viet Party Conference Surprisingly Dumps Dung
Hanoi is festooned with giant posters this week. They welcome the Communist Party’s Twelfth Congress with the usual perfervid phrases. Well, perhaps “the Entire Party, People and Army” do indeed “Compete to Record Achievements to Welcome the National Congress Delegates,” though it’s hard to distinguish that activity from the normal hustle and bustle of …
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