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Asia Insights : Vietnam

 

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Facts and background
Population : 82.2 m
Surface area: 331.7 thousand
Population growth: 1 %
Life expectancy : 70
Population below national poverty line 50%
GNI per capita: 540 US$
GDP: 45.2 billion US$

Source: World Development Indicators Database 2004

Head of State: General Secretary, Communist Party of Vietnam : Nong Duc MANH
President: Tran Duc LUONG
The President of the Vietnam's National Assembly:

NGUYEN VAN AN

Source: CIA. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments

Politics and society
Political Leaders : Leaders of Vietnam
CIA Factbook Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam The World Wide Web Virtual Library

Government sites
Governments on the web: Vietnam
Political Resources on the Net
National Assembly
Ministry of Culture and Information
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
•  Directorate for Standards and Quality
Vietnam National Administration of Tourism
Constitution of 1992

 

Political parties

Dang Cong San Viet Nam :Communist Party of Vietnam
Lien Dang Cach Mang Vietnam : Coalition of Vietnamese National Parties (CVNP)
Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang (VNQDD) : Vietnamese National Party Elections
Elections around the World: Vietnam

News agencies
Viet Nam News Agency

News
Nhan Dan - Communist Party daily
Saigon Times Daily/Weekly
Vietnam: Economic Commentary and Analysis (VECA) / Aduki
Business-Economy News
Vietnam Economic Times

Thanh Nien, the flagship publication of the Vietnam National Youth Federation, launched its first issue on January 3, 1986. Since then, Thanh Nien has become one of the most prestigious and influential newspapers in Vietnam.

 

News from foreign sources
BBC News
South China Morning Post
Reuters and AP (Yahoo)
Vietnam Insight

Research Institutions and Networks
CIEM . Central Institute of Economic Management
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam
Institute for Family and Gender Studies (IFGS)
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung - Vietnam Office
Mekonginfo
Resources on Southeast Asian Deltas
University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam Development Information Centre (VDIC)

Vietnam Economic Development Portal

Devel-vn [ Vietnam ]
Discussion list on development in Vietnam . Sponsored by UNDP
Connection details: Email to majordomo@vn-gw.net.vn, with message subscribe devel-vn your-email-address (your name) , eg subscribe devel-vn bom@luyen.tuyen.com.vn (Thang Bom)

Development organisations / agencies
ADB
World Bank
World Bank in Vietnam
IMF country news
UNIDO Country Information
Reliefweb
UNDP Vietnam

Nordic Institions and Organisations
Dansk Vietnamesisk Forening
Danish CARE in Vietnam
Dansk Røde Kors : Vietnam
Danida: Vietnam
Danish Institute for Human Rights: Vietnam
Sida : Vietnam
UD: Vietnam
LO-TCO Biståndsnämnd : Vietnam
NORAD: Vietnam

Other resources
Vietnam Web
ISI Emerging Markets : Vietnam
Admi.net
Atlapedia
World Travel Guide
Lonely Planet Destinations
Atevo ravel Destinations
Traveller's health advice

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