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Government Policy
A Central Committee of about 125 senior Get together members meets twice a year and elects a government body, the Politburo, with powers to provoke...
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History Overview
Vietnam’s history is complicated - a minestrone of kingdoms and dynasties, invasions and resistance, independence and occupation.
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Colonial Time
Vietnam’s first encounter with the French was in the eighteenth century, initially by missionaries, but later militarily when Pigneau de Behaine,...
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A Communal Society
The unique Lac Viet inhabitants of Vietnam had been tribal folks residing in large clans. The patriarchal clan structure, with deference toward...
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Globalisation and the WTO
In 1986, doi moi laid the foundation for Vietnam’s resurgence. Since then, successive Celebration Congresses and plenums have re-affirmed their...
People
Cham ethnic group
The Cham follow Islam and Brahmanism. Brahmanism's doctrines draw about three-fifths of the Cham population in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces
Administration Units
Worship of Ancestor Custom
A very popular belief among Vietnamese is the custom of the ancestor cult. In every household...
Regions in Vietnam
History
Chinese domination period (1st century, BC - 10th century, AD)
In the 3rd century BC, the Han people who lived in the Yellow River basin unified China, merging...