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Vietnam officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by People's Republic of China (PRC) to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea, referred to as East Sea (Vietnamese: Bien Dong), to the east. With a population of over 86 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world.
The people of Vietnam regained independence and broke away from China in AD 938 after their victory at the battle of Bach Dang River. Successive dynasties flourished along with geographic and political expansion deeper into Southeast Asia, until it was colonized by the French in the mid-19th century.
Efforts to resist the French eventually led to their expulsion from the country in the mid-20th century, leaving a nation divided politically into two countries. Fighting between the two sides continued during the Vietnam War, ending with a North Vietnamese victory in 1975. Emerging from this prolonged military engagement, the war-ravaged nation was politically isolated.
In 1986, the government instituted economic and political reforms and began a path towards international reintegration. By 2000, it had established diplomatic relations with most nations. Its economic growth has been among the highest in the world in the past decade. These economic reforms also introduced inequality in many spheres of life in Vietnam such as income distribution and women's rights....Read more
Historical documents, Paracel (Hoang Sa) and Spratly (Truong Sa) islands belong to Vietnam
Images of graceful girls in national charming long dress impressed you? Vietnam not only has ao dai but also other dresses you ever want to find out like ao yem, ao tu ...
Vietnamese cuisine is extremely diverse, often divided into three main categories, each pertaining to Vietnam's three main regions (north, central and south). It is mai...
Since the 1950s, installation and performance are two branches of contemporary art that have become important facets of mainstream art. Vietnam’s modern artists, fore...
Vietnamese customs describe habitual practices through life line of Vietnamese people such as: Pregnancy and birth customs, Vietnamese wedding customs...
About 60 percent of modern Vietnamese words are of Chinese origin. Many basic words, like geographical terms, were adopted from mono tonal Mon-Khmer languages, while to...
We cover national traditional festivals such as Vietnamese New Year, Tet Trung Thu... and also festivals which express the Vietnamese local traditions and Vietnamese Cu...
The festival-folk games have an important role with the local people especial with the children. During the festivals and depending on their core...
Flowers and ornamental plants are playing an important role in daily life when the standard of living becomes higher and higher. Both domestic and foreign markets are l...
Out of the world cultural heritage sites recognized by UNESCO, Vietnam possesses three sites (including the old imperial city of Hue, My Son Sanctuary and the ancient t...
Before the French invasion, Chinese architectural styles were copied with traditional Vietnamese buildings (temples or official buildings) being composed of wood, usual...
The Vietnamese spirit life is very colorful and makes the local life becoming more and more interesting. There are many rituals and they are different between each mino...
Vietnamese art has its roots from the kingdom of Champa's and Chinese art. It is best typified by the sculpture associated with architecture, in which lavish ornament i...
The markets in Vietnam are very popular with the local people. There are countryside market, highland market and floating market. All of them have special characteristi...
Several foreign beers are brewed under licence in Vietnam, but good local brews include 333 (Ba Ba Ba) and Bivina. Bia hoi ("fresh" or draught beer) is served warm from...