VIETNAM 2003

Presented by Van Pham

The University of Oklahoma
January 2003
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Population : 78.5 million

Area : 127,243 sq. mile

Capital : Hanoi
 Country’s Regions

Early winter morning on Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake,

Hanoi, North Vietnam

Hue, Central of Vietnam

Ben Thanh Market, Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon), South of Vietnam

 CLIMATE

The Ban Doc Falls in Cao Bang, North Vietnam.

Nha Trang Beach in the morning,

South Vietnam

Sand dunes in Mui Ne, Central Vietnam.

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A church in the Sapa Valley, North Vietnam
 World Cultural Heritage Sites by UNESCO

Halong Bay, North Vietnam

The ancient town Hoi An,

Central Vietnam

The ancient capital of Hue, Central Vietnam

 AGRICULTURE

The Mai Chau Valley. North Vietnam.

Terraced fields in Lao Cai, North Vietnam

 An idyllic picture of the Vietnamese countryside .

Rice transplanting. Tuy Hoa province, Central Vietnam

 PEOPLE

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Market scene in Mui Ne. Central Vietnam
An old lady
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LIFE

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On the way to the market An old gentleman.
 PEOPLE & LIFE

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Fishing along the coast of Central Vietnam

Ploughing the field, the old-fashioned way.

A sewing bee
CULTURE

Stele-bearing turtles in the Van Mieu (Temple of

Literature). Hanoi, North Vietnam.
This particular stele dates back to 1738
 CULTURE

The ancient capital Hue, Central Vietnam

Procession commemorating two Vietnamese heroines (40-43

A.D.).
 CULTURE

Lady playing traditional instrument

Water Puppet

Quan ho singing
 Ao dai (flowing tunic) –
Vietnamese traditional long dress

Lady in white

Hue ladies
ECONOMY
Economic Development
 US-VIETNAM
RELATIONS

President Clinton’s visit to Vietnam, 2000

Amb. Le Van Bang presenting credentials to President Bill

Clinton, May 14, 1997.
 VIETNAM TODAY

Street Sound

Night scenery along the Saigon River. South Vietnam.

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