THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Vietnam is located in a region considered a cradle of mankind, one of the earliest agricultural centres practicing wet rice farming, where the stone and metallurgical revolutions took place. On the basis of socio-economic development in the time of the Dong Son culture and given the struggle with nature and against aggression, Van Lang State, the first State in Vietnam was established in the 7th century B.C.

The State President is the Head of State, elected by the National Assembly from among its deputies to represent the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in domestic and foreign affairs

Deeply aware that the world is now facing a range of global issues that no country can successfully address alone, Vietnam has worked closely with other countries and regional and international organizations to jointly deal with common challenges such as pandemics, poverty, transnational crimes, environment pollution and drug trafficking.

Protection of citizens: On the basis of Vietnamese laws and international conventions that Vietnam accedes to, the Vietnamese State exercises the protection of all legitimate rights of overseas Vietnamese.

On 25th November 2005, the UNESCO decided to recognize “The cultural space of gong in the Central Highlands” of Vietnam as “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”.

Traditional Vietnamese handicraft has a long history and a diverse range of products, which have become well-known at home and abroad. Vietnamese products of ceramics, lacquer, silk, rattan and bamboo… have made their popular presence in many countries.

Efforts made in education have brought about encouraging results. From a country with the illiteracy rate of 95% in 1945, by 2002 91% of the Vietnamese population can read and write.

Vietnamese currency is the Vietnam Dong. All kinds of paper-notes which are in circulation have the nominal values of 500,000; 200,000, 100,000; 50,000; 20,000; 10,000; 5,000; 2,000; 1,000; 500, 200 and 100 dong. Types of coins are 5,000; 2,000; 1,000; 500 and 200 dong.