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About Vietnam

Vietnam is a Buddhist country in the Southeast Asian region. This previously a French colony has been subjected to a bad civil war which was fuelled by the US on one side and China & Soviet Union on the other.

The economy of the country is driven by agriculture primarily rice. However, aluminium production and bauxite is mined in the country. Tourism also plays as a secondary sector in the country’s economic activity.

Country Facts

 

Basic Details
RegionASEAN
Capital CityHanoi
Government TypeUnitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic
Official LanguagesVietnamese
Currency Vietnamese ??ng, VND
Phone Code +84
Important CitiesHai Phong, Can Tho, Bien Hoa, Da Nang, Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Buon Ma Thuot, Hue
National DayIndependence Day (2nd Sept)
Economy
Ease of Doing Business Ranking70 (Easy)
Primary IndustriesElectronics, machinery, steel, food processing, wood industry, textile, footwear, vehicle, rice, coffee, cashews, seafood, vegetable and tourism
Major ExportsElectronics, textiles products, electronics, machinery, footwear products, transportation products, wooden products, seafood products, steel, crude oil, pepper, rice and coffee
Major Exports to IndiaStone and Glass, Animal, Hides and skins, Transportation, Fuels, Wood, Minerals, Food Products, Footwear, Vegetables
Major ImportsMachinery and industrial equipment, electronics, petroleum products, raw materials for the clothing and shoe industries, plastics, automobiles, metal, and chemical products
Major Imports from IndiaRaw materials, Animal, Textiles and Clothing, Vegetables, Chemicals, Metals, Machinery and Electricals, Food Products, Plastic or Rubber, Transportation
Foreign Relations
Flags
Maps
Trade Agreements with IndiaIndia ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement, (India ASEAN TIG), Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Economic Integration Agreement (EIA)
Bordering NationsChina, Laos, Cambodia
Member ofUnited Nations(UN), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), East Asia Summit(EAS), Group of 77(G77), International Investment Bank(IIB), Organisation internationale de la Francophonie(OIF), Pacific Economic Cooperation Council(PECC), Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP), World Trade Organization(WTO)
Indian Embassy Details for VietnamEmbassy of India
H.E. Mr. Sandeep Arya
Honourable Ambassador
58-60, Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
amb.hanoi@mea.gov.in
84-24-38244989, 38244990
https://www.indembassyhanoi.gov.in/


Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh
Dr. Madan Mohan Sethi
Consul General
214, Vo Thi Sau Street, Vo Thi Sau Ward, District - 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
cg.hcm@mea.gov.in
00-84-28-37442400
www.cgihcmc.gov.in


Embassy Details of Vietnam in IndiaEmbassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
H.E. Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai
Ambassador
EP-7A, Chandragupta Marg Chankyapuri, New Delhi-110021
office@vietnamembassydelhi.in
+91-11-26879868 (O)


Consulate General of Vietnam in Mumbai
Mr. Hoang Tung
Consul General
Wajeda House, Gulmohar Cross Road No 7, Juhu Scheme Mumbai-400 049
vnconsul.indelhi@yahoo.in
+91-22-26208549 (O)


Honorary Consulate of Vietnam in Bengaluru
H.E. N S Srinivasa Murthy
Honorary Consul
KAVMS, 16, Sheshadri Road, Bengaluru-560009, Karnataka
honconsulvietkar@gmail.com
08029906151/22206151 (O)


Honorary Consulate of Vietnam in Gandhinagar
H.E. Mr. Saurin Dilipbhai shah
Honorary Consul


Honorary Consulate of Vietnam in Chennai
H.E. Mrs. Velagapudi Kavitha Dutt
Honorary Consul