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Vietnam

We are researching the regional information of Vietnam. Vietnam is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. We will feature information that seems good to know when expanding into Vietnam.

Vietnam

Location

It borders China to the north and Laos and Cambodia to the west. It shares territorial waters with the Kingdom of Thailand in the Gulf of Thailand. It also shares territorial waters with the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia through the South China Sea.

Area

Approx. 330,000 km2

Capital (approximate population)

Hanoi(7.22 million)

Business-related cities other than Hanoi (approximate population)

Ho Chi Minh City(8.15 million), Haiphong(1.76 million), Da Nang(1.33 million), Can Tho(1.25 million), etc.

Population

Approximately 95.55 million people

Racial Composition

Vietnamese 86%, etc.

Language

Vietnamese 86%

Religion

Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Cao Daiism, Hoa Haoism
- Nha tho Duc Ba Sai Gon
- Chua Ngoc Hoang
- Chua Thien Mu
- Thap Ba Ponagar

Culture

In addition to the historical rice cultivation culture, the influence of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, etc. can be seen.
- Ha Long Bay
- Bao tang Ho Chi Minh
- Museum of Ho Chi Minh City
- Bao tang Lich Su
- Dinh Doc Lap
- Bao tang Chung tich Chien tranh
- Kinh thanh Hue
- Lang Tu Duc
- Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
- My Son
- Nha co Tan Ky
- Chua Cau
- Hpi Quan Phipc Kien
- Hoang Lien Son
- Phan Xi Pang
- Bao tang Dan toc hoc Viet Nam
- Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum
- Lang Chu tich Ho Chi Minh
- Alexandre Yersin Park
- Cu Chi Tunnels
- Ba Be National Park

Education

Classified into five categories: kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, high school, and university.
- Vietnam National University, Hanoi
- HANOI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
- Can Tho University
- The University of Da Nang
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
- National Economics University
- Duy Tan University
- Nong Lam University
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology-HUTECH
- University of Science Ho Chi Minh
- Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam Japan University


- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF VIETNAM

Overview of Modern and Contemporary Vietnam History

1858 French colonial rule begins
1930 Ho Chi Minh establishes the Communist Party of Indochina
1941 The Viet Minh guerrilla army is formed in response to the landing of the Japanese army
1945 Viet Minh seizes power. Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1946 Indochina War
1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu. North-South separation
1955-75 Vietnam War
1965 Military intervention by the United States
1973 Armistice in Paris. Withdrawal of U.S. forces
1976 Unification of North and South Korea. Declaration of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
1979 Sino-Vietnamese War. Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia. Chinese forces invade from the north. Boat people occur
1989 Vietnam withdraws from Cambodia
1992 New constitution adopted
1995 Normalization of diplomatic relations with the United States. Become a full member of ASEAN
2007 WTO accession

Politics

It is a Marxist-Leninist single-party socialist republic. The four pillars of the General Secretary of the Communist Party Central Committee, the President, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the National Assembly run the state affairs.
- Van phong Trung uong Dang
- Phu Chu tich
- Nha Quoc Hoi Viet Nam
- Van phong Chinh phu
- Supreme Court

GDP per capita

2,740ドル

Economy

A country historically centered on rice farming, it has the potential to be the fastest growing emerging economy in the world and is known as a country with high growth potential.


Asia

People's Republic of China, Singapore, Israel, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Iran, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Georgia , Cambodia, Japan , Myanmar, Laos, Mongolia, Bhutan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Armenia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan , Kuwait, Bahrain , Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, North Korea, East Timor, Brunei, Maldives

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