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Web
Links--Vietnam Today
Resources for Studying Vietnam
Map
of Vietnam
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Web Links>Vietnam Today>Background Information
Background Information on Vietnam
Local Time--Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City
Weather in Vietnam
The Time Magazine 100: Leaders and Revolutionaries: Ho Chi Minh
Access
Asia's Vietnam
Access Asia provides business and
cultural links for the countries of Asia. Vietnam's page includes links to
information on culture, development, geography, government, the Internet,
maps, news, and tourism.
CIA
Fact Book--Vietnam
The Central Intelligence Agency's fact book on Vietnam provides good background
information on Vietnam's geography, history, economic picture, culture, politics,
government, and society. This particular version of the factbook dates from
1996. See also the country
study on Vietnam from the Library of Congress. See also, Vietnam's
Useful Websites.
FreeViet
This Vietnamese-American website, which flies the old South Vietnamese flag,
focuses on news from Vietnam and discussions of Vietnamese culture and the
human rights situation in Vietnam today. Photographs and links are provided.
Hashing in Hanoi
The Hanoi Hash House Harriers and Harriettes are running clubs in Hanoi. Their
website lists upcoming events and pictures of previous events.
The
Imperial Nguyen Dynasty and The Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League
The Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League is a group of people who "wish
to see the end of the Communist rule in Viet-Nam, a return of human rights
and basic dignity to the people, and the restoration of its last legitimate
government, the Nguyen Dynasty, in a democratic constitutional monarchy which
will provide liberty, representative government while still preserving the
unique culture and heritage of Viet-Nam with its ancient imperial traditions."
The site provides a great deal of information on the Nguyen dynasty, the principles
and mission of the League with related articles, information on the Order
of the Dragon, a military history course at American Military University,
photographs, news releases, and updates.
Living
in Vietnam
This interesting site about living in modern Vietnam for the non-Vietnamese
the expatriot, and provides information on the country and its culture and
society, guides to the cities, visas, accomodations, travel within Vietnam,
doing business, getting around, language, health, money. A fascinating and
valuable site.
My
Hanoi
LifeOnline, a multimedia initiative
dealing with the impact of globalization, produced this documentary about
Tran Thuy Linh, whose family has lived in the flower village area of Hanoi
for generations. The program profiles the dramatic changes going on in Hanoi,
recounting its emergance from colonialism and its survival during the Vietnam
War to its current awakening to a free market economy. Other programs of interest
are Holy Smoke
and Stop the
Traffick about Cambodia.
NamViet
Forum
NamViet Forum is a nicely organized site that provides information on
the arts and culture of Vietnam, travel, cuisine, weather, a slide show,
and current news from English and Vietnamese sources. A lot of emphasis
on meeting women, however. Other lists of Vietnam-related links may be
found at Vietnamese Community
Connections.
Religions
in Communist Vietnam
This study of Vietnamese religions was written by Nguyen Quoc Viet and
Nguyen Dai Tunog and published by Vietnam Human Rights Watch in California.
The book covers historical background, repression against popular beliefs
and religions (1945-1955), eradication of religious faiths (1955-1985),
state re-structuring and normalization of religions (1986 to the present),
and religious politics. A bibliography is included. Beware of irritating
cursor javascript.
Shadows
and Wind: A View of Modern Vietnam: Imagining Vietnam Robert Templar's
book Shadows and Wind: A View of Modern Vietnam, published by Abacus
in England in October, 1999, covers the religion, food, arts and literature,
architecture, city life, and the changing political and social environment
of Vietnam in addition to a discussion of the Vietnamese Diaspora. This
website provides readers with one chapter from the book. Imagining
Vietnam is a chapter from the book.
The
Viet File
This large site provides annotated links to Vietnam in the following categories:
general information, geography and ecology, culture, people, history,
economy, technology, government, groups and organizations, and news and
current topics.
VietGate
Called the "Yahoo of the Vietnamese online comunity," VietGate currently
includes 90,000 links, providing access to all things Vietnamese on the
web, including culture, history, music, recipes, charitable foundations,
and a search engine.
Vietnam:
A Children's Guide
Mrs. Taverna's second grade students at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy
Hollow, New York have created a well-designed, useful site that provides
information about Vietnam, teacher resources, Web sources, a children's
book list, professional materials, a list of Vietnam photo sites on the
Web, and information about schools in Vietnam.
Vietnam:
An Introduction
Interknowledge Corporation provides a good introduction to Vietnam on
this website, providing information on the country's location.geography,
climate, history, culture and people. A second page, Exploring
Vietnam, discusses parks, activities, and the major cities.
Vietnam
Picture Gallery
The Vietnam Picture Gallery provides a large number of pictures of various
locations in Vietnam as well as Vietnamese music and poetry. Users can
use the clickable map to focus on specific locations in Vietnam. A wonderful
collection of Vietnamese art can be seen at Faifo-Viet
Gallery. See also Angelfire
Image Gallery.
Vietnam
Information
A large number of links are provided on this website to basic country
information.
Vietnam--My
Homeland
Cuong Nguyen, a system adminstrator for the National Instutite of Health,
remembers his homeland with a website that provides a large selection
of links to Vietnamese maps, cities, publications, and aspects of Vietnamese
culture. See also Dao
Hoa Nu's homeland website.
Vietnam's
Knowledge Base
Tan Le's website provides a useful Brief
History of Vietnam and photographs of the country.
Vietspace
Vietspace is a valuable resource for current events relating to Vietnam.
Interesting articles, live radio webcasts, and interviews are featured.
Also included is information on art, music, literature, film, business,
organizations, and links to related sites such as Vietnamese newspapers
and magazines
Viettouch.com
Viettouch.com is one of the most effective designed websites devoted to
Vietnamese culture. Links are provided to art, architecture, history,
literature, music, numismatics, and philately.
Additional information on Vietnamese culture may be found at:
Absolute Asia: Vietnam
Ao Dai--Traditional Vietnamese Dress
Asia Recipe.com
AsiaInfo
Asian Minorities Outreach
Business Culture in Vietnam
Clickable Map of Vietnam
Fine Arts of Vietnam
Ethnic Cuisine: Vietnam
Freedom Fighter: The Vietnamese Flag
An Introduction to Vietnam
Modern Literature of Southeast Asia
Silk Robes & Cell Phones
Things Asian
Traditional Vietnamese Music
Vietnam Art Gallery
Vietnam Demography & Society Research Projects
Vietnam Exports Literature Lessons West
Vietnam Independence Day Greeting Cards
Vietnamese Literature (in Vietnamese)
Voices of Vietnam
Websites relating to Vietnam's history include:
Brief History of Vietnam
Chronology of U.S.-Vietnam Relations
History of the Communist Party of Vietnam
Interactive Outline History of Vietnam
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: History
Some Collective Facts About Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam Leaders
Vietnam Today: Culture, History & Politics
The Vietnam War
Other sources of background information on Vietnam, Indochina (Cambodia, Laos), and the region include:
Asia on Demand
Asiaco: The Asian Search Engine
Asian Public Holidays
Biodiversity Profile of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Internet Travel Guide: Vietnam
The Irrawaddy News Magazine
Orientations
The South China Sea WWW Virtual Library
Southeast Asia Diary
Vietnam Botanical Conservation Program
Vietnam Now
Vietnam Update (annual conference)
Yahoo! Countries:Vietnam
