Vietnam



**Viet Nam is friendly country, It is a rapidly developing economic country very fast. Working in Vietnam you often have to communicate and deal with people coming from different cultures, Westerners, Vietnamese, other Asians, Americans and Overseas-Vietnamese, etc...**

**Population:** // 87,279,754 //
 * 90% Vietnamese
 * 10% Chinese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Cham, various mountain groups

**Location:** Vietnam is located on the Eastern part of the Indochina peninsula, strip of land shaped like the letter “S” in Southeastern Asia, divided into three regions. Vietnam borders to:
 * bordering the Gulf of Thailand,
 * Gulf of Tonkin,
 * and South China Sea,
 * China borders it to the north
 * Laos, and Cambodia to the west
 * Latitude: 102º 08' - 109º 28' east Longitude: 8º 02' - 23º 23' north


 * Topography:**
 * three quarters of Viet Nam territory is montians and hills.
 * VIet Nam is divided into 63 cities and provinces.

**Capital:** Hanoi

**Entertainment and business city:** Ho Chi Minh, Ha Noi, Da Nang, Hai Phong.

**Language:** Vietnamese, a tonal language, uses the Roman alphabet and accent marks to show tones.

**Religions:**
 * most is Buddhist,
 * Christian,
 * Catholic
 * and some various mountain religions.

**Climate**:
 * tropical monsoon,
 * warm,
 * dry and rainy season.

**Currency**:
 * Its called Dong (Vietnamese Dong = VND)
 * use both coins and paper notes
 * cash only payment is popular
 * 1 US Dollar = 20,375.1 Vietnamese Dong
 * 1 Vietnamese Dong (VND) = 0.00004908 US Dollar (USD)

**Order of Vietnamese name**: family name, middle name and first name


 * Things you need: **
 * Passport
 * Travel Visa
 * Business cards (a lot)
 * Some medicines


 * Transportation: **
 * Taxi
 * Bus
 * Car
 * most are motocycles


 * Clothing: **
 * men should wear conservative but casual suits and ties in meetings
 * Women should wear a conservative dress or a businesslike blouse and pants.
 * Everyday dress is normal and similar
 * do not wear very short shorts in public except on the beach.


 * Food: **
 * most popular are rice and a large variety of noodles and noodle soups for everyday
 * fast food
 * a lot of different country restaurant like America restaurant, Germany, French, Italy, Mexica, Japan ect...





**Etiquette business and Customs :**
 * Don't touch people's head.
 * Give or receive some thing with both hands.
 * Don't point at someone.
 * Gifts should be wrapped in colorful like red, pink, green and yellow
 * Schedule appointments several weeks in advance
 * If you know each other well, some use a two-handed shake.
 * And if not, just bow your head slightly.
 * Don't promise if you can not do it.
 * Handshakes are used at beginning and goodbye.
 * Say "xin chao" (pronounce seen chow) which is very polite hello and good bye, and it applies to anyone
 * Be careful to words you say
 * business prefer face-to-face than on phone or internet.

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