Short introduction to Vietnam

France occupied all of Vietnam by 1884. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH, who took control of the north. US economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a cease-fire agreement in 1973. Two years later North Vietnamese forces overran the south. Economic reconstruction of the reunited country has proven difficult as aging Communist Party leaders have only grudgingly initiated reforms necessary for a free market.

Source: World Factbook

  1. Hanoi
  2. Saigon
  3. Hoi An
  4. Hue
  5. Ho Chi Minh City

  6. Ha Long
  7. Nha Trang
  8. Mui Ne
  9. Cu Chi
10. Da Lat

11. Mekong Delta
12. Sa Pa
13. Chau Doc
14. Hanoi Bac Mai
15. Ba Be18

16. Cat Ba
17. Ha Noi
18. Ninh Binh
19. Da Nang
20. Can Tho

  1. Hanoi
  2. Saigon
  3. Ho Chi Minh City
  4. Hoi An
  5. Hue

  6. Nha Trang
  7. Ha Long
  8. Da Lat
  9. Ha Noi
10. Mui Ne

11. Da Nang
12. Bao Loc
13. Haiphong
14. Sa Pa
15. Mekong Delta

16. Chau Doc
17. Phan Thiet
18. Cu Chi
19. Cat Ba
20. Vinh Long

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Vietnam on Lonely Planet
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Vietnam on Wikipedia
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