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26 unusual facts about NAM


A Yank in Viet-Nam

In his endeavor to get to safety, he meets a female guerrilla fighter (Kieu Chinh) and a nationalist named Hong (played by the Filipino actor Mario Barri).

Chan Ho-nam

Originally Andy Lau was supposed to play Chan-Ho Nam but later the role was given to Ekin Cheng.

Wong Jing has recently announced that he is producing a remake of Young and Dangerous titled Young and Dangerous: Reloaded (古惑仔之江湖新秩序), Chan Ho Nam will be played by Him Law.

Daegu National University of Education

:Because of School characteristic point that most of students are girl, Boy's dormitory is located out of Main Campus, with DNUE's Education Research and Training Institute at An-jirang, Nam-gu.

Dominican Republic passport

In May 2001, Kim Jong-nam, the son of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, was arrested at Narita International Airport, in Tokyo, Japan, travelling on a forged Dominican Republic passport.

Ewha Womans University faculty

Kim Hong-nam, was the South Korea n director of the National Museum of Korea, art historian, and currently professor of Ewha Woman's University

Fake passport

In May 2001 Kim Jong-nam (the eldest son of the former leader of North Korea Kim Jong-il) was arrested on arrival at New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport), accompanied by two women and a four-year old boy identified as his son.

Jang Young-nam

In 2013, she played her first onscreen leading role in the crime drama Azooma.

Ki-nam

Nam Gi-nam (born 1942), South Korean film and cartoon director

Park Ki-Nam (박기남, born 1981), South Korean baseball player on the Kia Tigers

Kim Jong-nam

Because Kim Jong-il aimed to keep his affair with Song a secret due to the disapproval of his father Kim Il-sung, he initially kept Jong-nam out of school, instead sending him to live with Song's older sister Song Hye-rang, who tutored him at home.

Kim Ki-nam

In 1974, he was appointed editor of the Party's theoretical magazine, Kulloja, and in 1976 he was promoted to editor-in-chief of Rodong Sinmun.

NAM-1975

There are many references to many famous Vietnam War films in the game, such as Apocalypse Now and Full Metal Jacket: the attract sequence showing one of the characters firing off an M60 machine gun is clearly ported from the shot of Animal Mother firing on the VC sniper in the latter film.

Nam-gi

Zhao Nanqi (born 1927; in Korean Cho Nam-gi), Chinese People's Liberation Army general of Korean descent

Nam-seon

Choe Nam-seon (1890–1957), Korean male historian and independence activist

Nam-Trung Nguyen

Nam-Trung received his Dip-Ing, Dr Ing and Dr Ing Habil degrees from Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, in 1993, 1997 and 2004, respectively.

Oh Kil-nam

Instead of receiving the promised medical treatment, he and his wife were held at a military camp and forced to study the Juche ideology of Kim Il-sung, then employed making propaganda broadcasts to South Korea.

Pukyong National University

These campuses are situated near coastal district of Nam-gu.

Shin Suk-ja

Shin Suk-ja (also spelled Shin Sook-ja; born 1942) is a South Korean prisoner of North Korea, imprisoned with her daughters in Yodok concentration camp after her husband Oh Kil-nam defected from North Korea to Denmark.

Song Hye-rim

In 1971, she gave birth to Kim Jong-nam, who at one time was believed to be favored to succeed Kim Jong-il.

The 'Nam

Vietnam veteran Don Lomax, creator of the independent title Vietnam Journal, took over writing duties for The 'Nam in the early 1990s.

Marine Corps veteran and former Newsweek editor William Broyles, Jr., praised the comic for having "a certain gritty reality," but Jan Scruggs, President of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, questioned if the Vietnam War should be the subject of a comic book and if it might trivialize it.

The events depicted are sometimes famous ones, such as the Tet Offensive of 1968, and sometimes more personal ones, depicting the interaction between soldiers or between soldiers and the local populace of Vietnam, or between soldiers and their families, friends and others in the United States.

Thud Ridge: American Aces In 'Nam

The player earns the Bronze Star by completing Missions 1 through 3, the Silver Star and a promotion to Colonel upon completion of Missions 4 through 6, and membership in the Wild Weasel Thud Drivers if the player accomplishes all ten missions.

Yodok concentration camp

South Korean citizens Shin Suk-ja and her daughters Oh Hae-won and Oh Kyu-won (in Yodok since 1987, when the daughters were ages 9 and 11) were imprisoned because her husband Oh Kil-nam did not return from a stay abroad.

Yun Jong-nam

After graduating from Yonsei University's law faculty in 1973, he passed the 16th bar exam in 1974; from there on, he held various positions throughout the country.


Adolf Zábranský

He was primarily known for his monumental works such as decorations in the Hrzánský palace and illustration of children's books, notably Hanýžka a Martínek and Když se čerti rojili by Jindřich Šimon Baar, Je nám dobře na světě by František Hrubín, and Ze starých letopisů by Ivan Olbracht.

Akdong Musician

After nine months of winning K-pop Star 2, SBS Variety Department’s Nam Seung Yong CP revealed to Star News on January 7 that Akdong Musician will make their long awaited debut through SBS's Good Sunday TV program K-pop Star 3 by the end of February.

An Nam chí lược

For example, An Nam chí lược is the earliest surviving historical book to mention Lady Triệu who led a rebellion against the kingdom of Eastern Wu in 3rd century.

Blar Nam Feinne

Blàr nam Fèinne (Battlefield of the Fingalians) on Cnoc na Moine (Hill of the Peat) in The Aird, to the west of Inverness, is the site of the 11th century battle between Scottish forces led by Maol Chaluim mac Dhonnchaidh (Malcolm III of Scotland) against Norwegian forces led by Thorfinn.

Bùi Bằng Đoàn

He led the League for the National Union of Vietnam (Hội Liên hiệp quốc dân Việt Nam/Liên Việt) 1946-1951 and was Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

Chom Ong

The cave is located about 45 km from Muang Xay, capital of Oudomxay Province, at the border of Xay District with Nam Or District.

Ether Ship

At the elite school's temporary campus of Villa Cabrini, in Burbank, California, they constructed and conducted various performance experiments, in collaboration with other artists and media visionaries of the time, including Nam June Paik, Allan Kaprow, Morton Subotnick, Gene Youngblood, Serge Tcherepnin, Tom McVeety, Will Jackson, Larry Lauderborn, Sharon Grace, Naut Humon, Z'EV, et al.

Fiona Banner

The Nam (1997), is a 1,000-page book which describes the plots of six Vietnam films in their entirety: the films are Apocalypse Now, Born on the Fourth of July, The Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket, Hamburger Hill and Platoon.

Fruit Chan

He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in Made in Hong Kong, Wong Yau-Nam in Hollywood Hong Kong) in his films.

Kim Yong-chun

In December 2011, after the leader's death, he was ranked 5th among members of the Kim Jong-il funeral committee, immediately after Kim Jong-un and the Politburo Presidium members (Kim Yong-nam, Choe Yong-rim and Ri Yong-ho), signalling his powerful position in the new leadership.

Lý Thiên Bảo

Lý Nam Đế decided to relinquish his imperial authority and transferred his power to his older brother Thiên Bảo and trusted lieutenant Triệu Quang Phục as co-rulers in his place with the intention of continuing the struggle against the Han.

Mala biblioteka

Ljubivoje Ršumović: Još nam samo ale fale, Vesti iz nesvesti, Ma šta mi reče (collections of poetry for children, read by the author).

Mang language

In Lai Châu Province, Vietnam, Mang is spoken by 2,200 people in the districts of Sìn Hồ, Mường Tè, Phong Thổ, and in other nearby areas (Gao 2003:1), including in Nặm Ban Township, Sìn Hồ District, Lai Châu Province.

Manglietia

Manglietia sapaensis, Vũ Quang Nam & Xia Nian-He & Sima Yong-kang in 2010 (in Hoàng Liên National Park, Sa Pa District, Lào Cai Province, Vietnam).

Mohammed Naseeb Qureshy

In 1989, Dr. Qureshy planned and established the Centre for Science and Technology of the Non-Aligned (NAM) and other Developing Countries.

MTY Food Group

They are Thaï Express, Country Style, Groupe Valentine, Vanelli's, Cultures, La Cremiere, Sushi Shop, Veggirama, Caferama, O'burger, Tiki Ming, Vie & Nam, Au Vieux Duluth Express, FrankxSupreme, ChicknChick, Croissant Plus, Koya Japan, Kim Chi, Panini, Tandori, Tutti Frutti, Villa Madina Mediterranean Cuisine, Sukiyaki, and the Canadian branches of Yogen Früz, Taco Time, and TCBY.

Nam Cheong Station

As "Nam Cheong" is also the Cantonese-based transliteration for Nanchang, some sources mistakenly state that the station was named after the mainland Chinese city.

Nam Hyun-Seong

Nam joined Daegu FC from his youth club Sungkyunkwan University as a draftee for the 2008 season, and would make just four appearances in the senior side that season.

Nam Jeong-im

Nam was commonly referred to as one of the "Troika" along with her rival actresses, Yoon Jeong-hee and Moon Hee of the 1960s and early 1970s.

Nam Sang-mi

Nam Sang-mi was working in a fast food restaurant near Hanyang University, Seoul in the fall of 2001 when someone posted her personal photos on the internet.

Nam Theun 2 Power Company

The Nam Theun 2 Power Company Limited (NTPC) is a company set up to build and operate the Nam Theun 2 Multi-Purpose Project in Khammuan Province in Laos.

Namsan

Namsan or Nam-san, literally "South Mountain" (Korean- Hangul: 남산 Hanja: 南山) is a common name for Korean mountains and hills.

Nguyen Qui Duc

He was awarded the Overseas Press Club's Citation of Excellence for his reports from Viet Nam for NPR in 1989, and in 1994, he was artist-in-residence at the Villa Montalvo Estates for the Arts, where he wrote the play A Soldier Named Tony D., based on a short story by Lê Minh Khuê, and produced in 1995 by EXIT Theatre at Knuth Hall, San Francisco.

Ona language

Part of the Chonan language family of Patagonia, Selk'nam is now extinct, due both to the late 19th-century Selknam Genocide by European immigrants, high fatalities due to disease, and disruption of traditional society.

Paris By Night 78

06. Anh Ðã Quên Mùa Thu (Tùng Giang & Nam Lộc) - Lưu Bích, Như Quỳnh & Khánh Hà

Phương Mai

In 1947, Nam Phương left Vietnam with her children and lived at the Chateau Thorens, outside of Cannes, France.

Political organizations and Armed forces in Vietnam

League for the National Union of Vietnam (Hội Liên hiệp quốc dân Việt Nam/Liên Việt), 1946–51, led by Bùi Bằng Đoàn (1889–1955), Huỳnh Thúc Kháng, Tôn Đức Thắng, included: Viet Minh, Democratic Party of Vietnam, Socialist Party of Vietnam, Marxism Research Association, Vietnam Nationalist Party and Vietnam Revolutionary League (since August 1946, minor group in Vietnam Nationalist Party and Vietnam Revolutionary League)...

Prophets and messengers in Islam

Sura Al-A'nam (6:84-86) gives a comprehensive list of Israelite prophets: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Noah, David, Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, Zechariah, John, Jesus, Elias, Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot (Samuel is called 'A Prophet' elsewhere, but is unnamed).

Quanzhou ship

For example, seams between planks were sealed with a tree-derived resin known as chu-nam, which was commonly available e.g. in the port of Satingpra, near today's Songkhla in southern Thailand.

The Power of the Dog

Keller has just begun his career as a DEA agent, coming over from operative work with the CIA, and a veteran of Viet Nam's Phoenix Program.

Tibetan incense

Tibetan medical theory states that everything in the universe is made up of the 5 proto-elements: sa (Earth), chu (Water), me (Fire), rLung (Wind or Air), and Nam-mkha (Space).

Triệu Việt Vương

After the assassination of Lý Nam Đế in 548, his elder brother, Lý Thiên Bảo, became the de facto ruler of Vạn Xuân.

Tyson Nam

Nam then took a fight in Brazil against the Bellator bantamweight champion, Eduardo Dantas.

Young and Dangerous

At the same time, Brother Fai Hung has the stuttering Smartie (Gigi Lai a.k.a Tania Sammy) carjack Ho Nam's Toyota MR2 and demands payment, but unfortunately she gets caught by Ho Nam and his friends and is punished by eating dozens of Chinese barbecue pork buns.