Table of Contents:
1. Brief History
2. Post War Struggle
3. Vietnam Economy, Demography and Statistic
4. Globalization, Vietnam in the eyes of the world
5. Future Outlook
6. Conclusion
Brief History
Vietnamese civilization began around 2000 B.C., in what we now known as the northern region of Vietnam. With the development of wet-rice cultivation and bronze casting in the Ma River and Red River plains in 1200 B.C. came the Dong Son period known for its elaborate bronze drums. According to Vietnamese mythology and tradition, Vietnam was found and ruled by Hung Vuong. The Hung dynasty lasted for 18 generations from 2879-258 B.C. and is often associated with the Dong Son period. Began with the conquest by the Chinese Qin Dynasty in 207 B.C., followed by the Han and later by the Tang Dynasty, for a millennium Vietnam was ruled by the Chinese from the north. After a relatively long period of peace and independency through the Dinh, Ly and Tran Dynasty, Vietnam was once again conquered by the Chinese in 1407 A.D. during the Ming Dynasty. Led by Le Loi, the Vietnamese resistance force defeated the Ming occupation army in 1428. Le Loi then ascended the throne, named himself Le Thai To and established the Le dynasty (1428-1788). Under the Le Dynasty, Vietnam underwent a long period of prosperity and border expansion, including the complete conquest of Champa in the south. Followed by a series of revolts during the eighteenth century which lead the collapse of the Nguyen Dynasty in the nineteenth century, Vietnam went under the control of France in 1859. Vietnam went under Japanese ru ...