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Bao Dai, Former Emperor of Vietnam, Dies
; Bao Dai, 83, a former emperor of Annam and Vietnam...of death was not reported. Over the years, Bao Dai attempted to walk the tightrope of being a...emperor before being exiled again in 1955. Bao Dai was born under the name Nguyen Vinh Thuy...
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Obituary: Bao Dai
; ...backwater in French Indo-China when Bao Dai, who has just died in Paris, ascended...the advice of his French mentors, Bao Dai (the title, meaning "Keeper of Greatness...therefore, when at the age of 19 Bao Dai returned to his native Hue to assume...
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IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1955: Bao Dai Ousted
; ...former Emperor and Chief of State Bao Dai today [Oct. 23] and named Premier...in a country-wide referendum that Bao Dai, 42, had outlived his usefulness...showed an almost total repudiation of Bao Dai and an equally emphatic vote of confidence...
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Bao Dai, Vietnamese emperor
; Bao Dai, the last emperor of Vietnam, has died after living quietly in France for...Embassy said he died Thursday. The cause of death was not immediately available. Bao Dai was emperor of France's protectorate of Annam, now part of Vietnam, from 1925...
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China Charges Adviser to Zhao With Subversion; Handling of Lengthy Bao Investigation Could Signal the Fate of Former Party Chief
; ...source, Bao was charged Jan. 13. It was not clear whether Bao is being held in a prison or under house arrest in another government facility. Two days later, Bao's deputy at the research center, Gao Shan, an economist in...of counter-revolution. The news agency also reported that Bao had been ...
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Dai-ichi Mutual to acquire Vietnam's No. 5 life insurer.
; Jan. 13--TOKYO -- Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co...fifth-largest life insurance company, Bao Minh CMG, by the end of this...Saturday. The acquisition will make Dai-ichi the first Japanese life...the state-run casualty insurer Bao Minh and Australia's Colonial...
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IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO1955: Diem Overthrows Dai
; ...and put to flight absentee Emperor Bao Dai's commanding general in a sensational...Gen. Nguyen Van Vy, appointed by Bao Dai as army commander in chief, escaped...and the struggle for control with Bao Dai. 2005 Copyright International Herald...
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A splash of Dai colour
; ...beef, fish and various vegetables - for their business. The Dai family had been bustling around for three days prior to the...The Water-splashing Festival is the New Year holiday on the Dai calendar. It is similar to Thailand's Songkran, three or four...with water. It is the grandest ceremonial occasion for the ...
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Skillful Martin breaks Dai at All England
; BIRMINGHAM, England: Denmark's Camilla Martin beat China's Dai Yun to reach the final of the All England badminton championships...Martin, the fifth-seeded Dane once again proved too powerful for Dai on her way to a 7-2, 7-4, 8-6 win. Their showdown in Copenhagen three years ago ended controversially when ...
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(book review)
; ...1925-46, was published well before the death of Bao Dai, the last Vietnamese Emperor, in 1997. Its topic...Vietnamese monarchy during his reign (1925-45), and the Bao Dai solution (1949-55). Bao Dai's life can be divided in six periods: (1) From his...
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