Guides and Directories

AsianInfo.org
General information, news and links.
http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/vietnam/about_vietnam.htm

BBC News - Country Profile: Vietnam
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1243338.stm

CIA - The World Factbook: Vietnam
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html

Encyclopedia of the Nations - Vietnam
Provides information about the country's geography, people, government, economy and tourism. From Thomson Gale.
http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Vietnam.html

Living in Vietnam
Provides a window on life in Vietnam. Interviews and articles on expat life, culture and society along with guides and resources.
http://www.livinginvietnam.com

MSN Encarta: Vietnam
Overview of Vietnamese geography, society, culture, economy, government, and history.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761552648/Vietnam.html

NationMaster - Vietnam
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/vm-vietnam

Provinces' Potentials & Prospects
A roundup of mainly trade and investment related information for each of the provinces as well as information on industrial zones around Vietnam.
http://www.vnn.vn/province/

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Vietnam
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/asia-oceania/vietnam

United Nations Agencies in Viet Nam
Official coordination site provides information on the activities and progress of the UN agencies working in the country. Includes publications and reports.
http://www.un.org.vn/

University of Colorado - GovPubs: Vietnam
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources.
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/vietnam.htm

US Department of State - Vietnam
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/vm/

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Vietnam
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/vietnam/vietnam.html

Viet Nam
Covers maps, geography, cities, tourism, business, cuisine, social issues, religions, climate, government, sports. Has a number of links to web resources.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Marble/1617/

Vietnam Online Library
Directory to news, entertainment, history, education and news.
http://users.adelphia.net/~camha/

Vietnam Provinces
Detailed summary of populations, area measures and regional locations of the various provinces including historical changes since 1900.
http://www.statoids.com/uvn.html

Vietnam Websites
Directory of websites in Vietnam along with statistics on Vietnamese domain registrations. [Vietnamese, English]
http://www.vietnamwebsite.net

VietnamOnline.com
Directory and yellow pages for people considering visiting or investing in the country. Includes product locator, business partnering and internet hosting service.
http://www.vietnamonline.com/

Wikipedia - Vietnam
Encyclopedia entry includes information on history, geography, and demographics. [Page might not display full content when accessed from Vietnam]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam