Phuong was written mainly -- and somewhat thinly -- as a symbol of the nation that Pyle proposed to save.

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The Owston's civets were originally moved to UK zoos as part of an international agreement with Cuc Phuong National Park that sees them held in trust for the people of Vietnam.

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Yet he brings his own illumination to the role of Thomas Fowler, an aging English journalist who suddenly finds that his exquisite Vietnamese mistress, Phuong, is being courted by a handsome young American named Alden Pyle.

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The Ministry of Education and Training was represented by Nguyen Xuan Phuong, EFA National Coordinator, who briefed the journalists about Government policies and programs in the field of education, including the national progress towards EFA Goals.

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