The government is controlled by the Communists and is called the Democratic Socialist Government of Vietnam. It's not a military dictatorship, but communist controls remain. They want to hold on to the old ways. He says military personnel or policemen can stop vehicles and demand rides. Also, access to the internet, e-mail, and satellite dishes for television is only granted with government approval.
Violators are subject to fines and imprisonment.
The Vietnam War's effects are everywhere, Mosch says, and post-war hostility still exists. Dai show their UT spirit in stocking caps. One of the guides, Kha, who proudly wore a UT stocking cap Mosch gave him, painted an even more personal picture of the suffering endured by those associated with the defeated South Vietnamese army. After the war ended in 1975, Kha's father was imprisoned for 10 years, and his mother was sentenced to three months in prison because of her contact with Americans. Another Vietnamese acquaintance described the war's impact in a different way.