Plans for a new statue of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam costing $65 million

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Plans for a new statue of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam costing $65 million

บีบีซีไทย - BBC Thai Plans for a new statue of Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam costing $65 million The proposed monument of the...

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