21. Schroeder arrived in the former imperial capital Monday afternoon, where he was being joined by the Russian president. 22. The bus was heading from the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City to the ancient imperial capital of Hue in central Vietnam. 23. The Gallipoli campaign was planned to open the Dardanelles, capture the imperial capital Istanbul and force the Ottomans out of the war. 24. The North Vietnamese, who launched a strike against Hue, the former imperial capital, during the Tet Offensive a year earlier, were massing again. 25. The remains were to travel to the imperial capital of St. Petersburg in a special train that would make stops across Russia, collecting tributes from ordinary citizens. 26. Vajpayee began his Russian visit in the former imperial capital St. Petersburg, where shipyards in recent years have built submarines and a frigate for the Indian navy. 27. Zhangjiakou lies on a strategic pass in the Yan Mountains and was for centuries an important trading town linking Beijing, the imperial capital, with Mongolia. 28. Zhangjiakou was for centuries an important trading town linking Beijing, the imperial capital, with Mongolia. 29. Hayden is due to hold talks with Anh and Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet before heading on to the former imperial capital of Hue and Ho Chi Minh City. 30. The Russian crew has been detained at Kandahar, a Taliban stronghold and the former Afghan imperial capital, since then. |