VIETNAM ECONOMY At the 6th Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party in December 1986 the Vietnamese Government launched a bold new policy of social, economic…

VIETNAM SUBDIVISIONS The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi (it had served as the capital of North Vietnam), and the largest and most populous city is…

VIETNAM PEOPLE Viet Nam is the world’s thirteenth most populous country, with in excess of 82 million people, 23.1 per cent of whom reside in…

VIETNAM LANGUAGES Geographic distributionAs the national language of the majority ethnic group, Vietnamese is spoken throughout Vietnam by the Vietnamese people, as well as by…

VIETNAM RELIGIONS Although most Vietnamese list themselves as having no religious affiliation, religion, as defined by shared beliefs and practices, remains an integral part of…

VIETNAM EDUCATION SYSTEM Education in Vietnam is divided into five levels: pre-primary, primary, intermediate,secondary, and higher education.Formal education consists of twelve years of basic education.…

VIETNAM CUSTOMS AND HABITS The very popular belief among Vietnamese is the custom of the ancestor cult. In every household, an ancestor altar is installed…

VIETNAM LITERATURE Vietnamese literature is literature, both oral and written, created largely by Vietnamese-speaking people, although Francophone Vietnamese and English-speaking Vietnamese authors in Australia and…

VIETNAM TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS Vietnamese festivals combine ancient religious rituals, lively performances of music and dance, and colorful images from mythology. They feature the solemn aspects…

VIETNAM TRADITIONAL MUSICS The Vietnamese music has had a rather long history. Since ancient times, the Vietnamese have had a strong inclination for music. The…

VIETNAM TRADITIONAL COSTUMES Traditional costumes of the Vietnamese people tend to be very simple and modest. Men wear brown shirts and white trousers. Their headgear…

VIETNAM ARCHITECTURE The villages and hamlets before the 10th century, appeared in this period according to several tales of Linh Nam. The ancient Vietnamese used…