Guides and Directories

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

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/

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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 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/

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

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

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

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/

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