Years ago, I made the mistake of trying to mail from Vietnam a children's book that contained colorful drawings and, as it turned out, a lurking threat. I listed the contents of my parcel for a post office worker, who saw that I had written cuon sach (book) and promptly ripped open the box to check what literature I was trying to disseminate.
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Books: Nascent tiger Vietnam constrained by politics
Will economic prosperity fall victim to communist state's authoritarian system?
Communist posters are a fixture of Ho Chi Minh City's landscape. "Vietnam: Asia's Rising Star" dismisses the supposed "sanctity of the voting process, or some essential need to have a 'democracy.'" (Photo by Lien Hoang)
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