Welcome to the Vietnam portal / Chao m?ng b?n đ?n v?i C?ng thong tin Vi?t Nam
Vietnam
, officially the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(
SRV
), is a country at the eastern edge of
mainland Southeast Asia
, with an area of about 331,000 square kilometres (128,000 sq mi) and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's
fifteenth-most populous country
. Vietnam shares land borders with
China
to the north, and
Laos
and
Cambodia
to the west. It shares
maritime borders
with
Thailand
through the
Gulf of Thailand
, and the
Philippines
,
Indonesia
, and
Malaysia
through the
South China Sea
. Its capital is
Hanoi
and its largest city is
Ho Chi Minh City
(commonly known as Saigon).
Vietnam was inhabited by the
Paleolithic
age, with states established in the first millennium BC on the
Red River Delta
in modern-day
northern Vietnam
. The
Han dynasty
annexed Northern and Central Vietnam under
Chinese rule
from 111 BC, until the
first dynasty
emerged in 939. Successive
monarchical dynasties
absorbed Chinese influences through
Confucianism
and
Buddhism
, and
expanded southward
to the
Mekong Delta
,
conquering
Champa
. During most of the 17th and 18th centuries, Vietnam was effectively divided into two domains of
đang Trong
and
đang Ngoai
. The
Nguy?n
?the last imperial dynasty?surrendered to
France
in 1883. In 1887, its territory was integrated into
French Indochina
as three separate regions. In the immediate aftermath of
World War II
, the nationalist coalition
Viet Minh
, led by the communist revolutionary
Ho Chi Minh
, launched the
August Revolution
and
declared
Vietnam's independence in 1945.
Vietnam went through prolonged warfare in the 20th century. After
World War II
, France returned to reclaim colonial power in the
First Indochina War
, from which Vietnam emerged victorious in 1954. As a result of the
treaties signed
between the Viet Minh and France, Vietnam was also separated into two parts. The
Vietnam War
began shortly after, between the communist
North Vietnam
, supported by the
Soviet Union
and
China
, and the anti-communist
South Vietnam
, supported by the
United States
. Upon the
North Vietnamese victory
in 1975, Vietnam reunified as a
unitary
socialist state
under the
Communist Party of Vietnam
(CPV) in 1976. An ineffective
planned economy
, a trade embargo by the
West
, and wars with
Cambodia
and
China
crippled the country further. In 1986, the CPV initiated
economic and political reforms
similar to the
Chinese economic reform
, transforming the country to a
socialist-oriented market economy
. The reforms facilitated Vietnamese reintegration into the
global economy
and
politics
.
Vietnam is a
developing country
with a lower-middle-income economy. It has
high levels of corruption
,
censorship
,
environmental issues
and a poor
human rights record
; the country
ranks among the lowest
in international measurements of
civil liberties
,
freedom of the press
, and
freedom of religion and ethnic minorities
. It is part of international and intergovernmental institutions including the
ASEAN
, the
APEC
, the
CPTPP
, the
Non-Aligned Movement
, the
OIF
, and the
WTO
. It has assumed a seat on the
United Nations Security Council
twice. (
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The
1954 to 1959
phase of the
Vietnam War
was the era of the two nations. Coming after the
First Indochina War
, this period resulted in the military defeat of the
French
, a
1954 Geneva meeting
that
partitioned Vietnam
into North and South, and the French
withdrawal from Vietnam
(see
First Indochina War
), leaving the
Republic of Vietnam
regime fighting a
communist
insurgency with USA aid. During this period,
North Vietnam
recovered from the wounds of war, rebuilt nationally, and accrued to prepare for the anticipated war. In South Vietnam,
Ngo đinh Di?m
consolidated power and encouraged
anti-communism
. This period was marked by
U.S. support to South Vietnam before Gulf of Tonkin
, as well as communist infrastructure-building.
The period ended with major negotiations, but formal discussions had started as early as 1950, with less formal meetings during and immediately after the Second World War. France gave limited autonomy in February 1950, Associated States of
Indochina
(
Vietnam
,
Laos
, and
Cambodia
) within the French Union. The enabling agreement was signed among the five states on 23 December 1950, and was the prerequisite for direct U.S. aid to Indochina. (
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Image 1
The train station at
Da Lat
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Image 2
The painting depicts the retired emperor
Tr?n Nhan Tong
who has now become a monk and returned to Hanoi from his hermitage in V? Lam.
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Image 3
Wooden doors in the Imperial palace in
Hu?
?, Vietnam
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Image 4
View of
Ho Chi Minh
City from
Bitexco Financial Tower
, Vietnam
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Image 5
H? Chi Minh
attended French Communist Congress in Marseilles in 1921 under the name Nguy?n Ai Qu?c.
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Image 6
The gate to Linh Ung Pagoda at
S?n Tra District
,
Da Nang
, Vietnam
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Image 7
Thich Qu?ng đ?c
's self-immolation during the
Buddhist crisis
in Vietnam.
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Image 8
A view of
M??ng Thanh Valley
from
Dien Bien Phu
city, Vietnam
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Image 9
Dong Ho painting
is a line of Vietnamese folk painting originating in đong H? village (Song H? commune,
Thu?n Thanh District
, B?c Ninh Province.
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Image 10
The sunset over
Hanoi
, after a rain
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Image 11
Hanging fishing nets in the
Cu đe River
, just before it merges with Da Nang Bay
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Image 12
Making salt by evaporation of sea water near
Ninh Hoa
town,
Khanh Hoa Province
Vietnam
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Image 13
Water puppetry
, lit. "Making
puppets
dance on water") is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century when it originated in the villages of the
Red River Delta
area of northern
Vietnam
.
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Image 14
Imperial City of Hu?
, recognized as a UNESCO Heritage site in 1993, was the former capital of Vietnam under the
Nguy?n dynasty
.
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