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Government information
- The Vietnam Information Site --
Contains a variety of links, including government and tourism information and links to some banking and commercial sites.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs --
Includes information on foreign relations, politics, economics and investment.
- Ministry of Culture and Information --
Information about Vietnamese culture, the arts, music, museum listings, directories, the environment, and special events.
- Embassy of Vietnam - Washington, D.C. --
General information about Vietnam, its economy, foreign policy and consulate.
- Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco -- News stories, consular forms, downloadable Vietnamese fonts.
- Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in New York -- Press releases on Vietnam's involvement in the UN.
Political sites
U.S. information sites
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U.S. Embassy - Hanoi -- U.S. State Department files on a variety of topics including the promotion of U.S. studies abroad, East Asian issues, trade, travel and public affairs.
- U.S. State Department Background Notes: Vietnam, August 1999 -- Notes on Vietnamese ethnography, history, economy and foreign relations.
- CIA - The World Factbook 1999 - Vietnam -- Information, statistics and country profile from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
- World Wide Web Virtual Library: Vietnam -- A wealth of information including reference materials, culture, government, jobs, scholarships, travel, science, technology, Vietnamese interest groups and links to Vietnamese journals.
Cultural information
- Vietnam National Administration of Tourism -- Contains useful information for travelers such as Vietnamese language, visas, transportation, currency, cultural attractions, hospital and embassy phone numbers as well as hotel, restaurant and shopping listings.
- Asiatour - Travel Guide to Vietnam -- Travel information on individual cities, as well as maps, photos and a dining guide.
- Vietnam - The Internet Travel Guide -- Places of interest, general travel information, transportation and links to guidebooks for sale.
- Vietnam Adventures Vietnam Travel Guide -- Features 'This Month's Adventure,' a first-person travelogue, as well as travel deals, hotel rates and general cultural information.
- Destination: Vietnam -- Articles on the arts, culture, travel, books, music, adoption and children's interests.
- ExploreVietnam -- History, culture and downloadable music.
- Viettouch -- Articles and images on art, architecture, literature, history, music, and coin and stamp collecting.
- Voices Of Vietnam -- Essay on Vietnamese music from traditional to contemporary.
Vietnam War sites
- http://www.dienbienphu.org -- dedication and summary page of the battle of Dien Bien Phu
- Vietnam Veterans --
News, tributes, stories, poems, pictures and links to veterans organizations and support groups.
- The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall Page -- Dedicated to providing the most up-to-date and accurate information regarding the names on The Wall in Washington, D.C.
- The Wall: The National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C -- Pictures and stories of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington, D.C.
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund -- Official site of the VVMF, which maintains the physical needs of the memorial, its 3-acre site and National Park Service volunteers.
- The Vietnam Center at Texas Tech University -- Information on the Vietnam special collections at Texas Tech. The archive has more than 4 million
pages of hard copy (approximately 250,000 documents) in its manuscript and personal papers collection, approximately 1.5 million pages in its microform collection and more than 2,000 maps and 16,000 images relating to Vietnam.
- Federal Government Historic Documents on Vietnam -- Includes excerpts from primary documents on the war, such as diplomatic and trial documents, casualty lists and peace accords.
- The Wars For Viet Nam -- By Vassar's Robert Brigham, the first American scholar allowed access to the Vietnamese government's archives. Includes an extensive archive of official government documents from both sides.
- The Vietnam War Internet Project -- From users of the soc.history.war.vietnam newsgroup.
- The U.S. Army in Vietnam -- A chapter from "American Military History" from the U.S. Army's Office of Military History
- The American Experience: Vietnam -- A detailed history of the conflict, from the PBS documentary series.
- Re: Vietnam -- Stories Since the War -- A PBS site serving as a gathering place for personal stories and a forum for dialogue about Vietnam's legacy.
- Vietnam Veterans Against the War -- Official site of the VVAW, including a newsletter, commentary, events and resources.
- Vietnam: The Legacy -- Contains articles on the Vietnam conflict from the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.
- The Moving Wall Home Page -- The schedule of visits and other information about the traveling half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
- Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation -- Official site of the VVAF, an international humanitarian, advocacy and educational organization dedicated to assisting the victims of war.
- The Vietnam War: Yesterday and Today -- Study materials, including chronologies, bibliographies and Web links on the conflict.
News media sites
- Far Eastern Economic Review -- Magazine featuring articles, interviews and editorials on the business, technology and economy of the Far East.
- The Vietnam Business Journal -- Magazine with articles concerning trade, economy and government in Vietnam.
- Vietnam Net -- English language side of this site contains news briefs on a variety of topics as well as travel, weather and shopping information.
- Vietnam News -- The national English-language daily contains articles on politics, economy, culture, editorials, lifestyle and sports.
- Vietnam News Agency -- Current news and weather from Vietnam, in English and Vietnamese.
- VNN: Vietnam Web -- Contains links to various news sites and topics, Internet services, government information and tourist guides; in Vietnamese and English.
- Vietnam Investment Review -- Newsweekly containing articles on local business.
- Saigon Times Daily -- Daily news stories concerning business, politics and city life.
- Lao Dong Newspaper -- Vietnamese only.
- Vietnam Tourism Weekly Review -- Vietnamese only.
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