By Dominic Cao Vietnams Main Source of Income The economy of Vietnam is a developing planned economy and market economy Vietnam is a net exporter of agricultural products such as rice coffee pepper cashews tea rubber wood products and fishery products ID: 732839
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A Closer look At Vietnam’s Economic Conditions
By: Dominic CaoSlide2
Vietnam’s Main Source of Income
The economy of Vietnam is a developing planned economy and market economy
Vietnam is a net exporter of agricultural products such as rice, coffee, pepper, cashews, tea, rubber, wood products, and fishery products
Their major export income comes from United States, Europe, Japan, South Korea
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Vietnam’s Imports
Machinery
Refined Petroleum
SteelMaterial for textile industryCloth
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Vietnam’s Exports
Crude oil
Textile and Garments
FootwearFisheries products and electronics
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Vietnam’s GDP
The gross domestic product in Vietnam was at its highest in 2013 worth 141.67 billion US dollars
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/vietnam/gdpSlide6
Vietnam’s GNP
The gross national product in Vietnam was 3,102,443 VND Billion in 2012
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Vietnam’s Mineral Resources
Variety of Bulk and niche minerals
Bauxite
Rare EarthsTungstenTitaniumPhosphateCoalIron ore
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Vietnam’s National Dept
Vietnam recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 54.98 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2013
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Vietnam’s Currency
Vietnamese Dong
1 Vietnamese Dong=0.000047 US Dollar
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Vietnam’s Physical GeographySlide11
Vietnam’s Physical Location
Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
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Natural Protective Barriers
Vietnam has densely forested mountains
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Tropical RainforestsSlide14
Vietnam’s Regions
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Vietnam’s Sea Routes
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19th Century
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Modern Vietnamese Architecture
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Vietnam’s architecture was influence from the French colonial period
Many houses and buildings in Vietnam are very tall and narrow
They are called Tube Houses that include courtyards partway through to improve air flowSlide24
Vietnam’s Culture Slide25
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Com Thit Nuong- This simple meal is the Saigonese equivalent of bun cha -- with rice in place of noodles. A tender pork cutlet is barbecued over hot coals to give it a rich, smoky flavor, and laid over the fluffy white comSlide27
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Religions in VietnamSlide29
Work Ethics
Second most corrupt country in South-East Asia
The workforce struggles with conditions in the factories they work in
The workers suffer from conditions like long hours with little to no breaks, unsanitary environments, and lack of appropriateVietnamese 85%-90%, Chinese, Hmong, Thai, Khmer, Cham, various mountain groupsSlide30
How are women treated?
Suffer from discrimination
Suffer from violence
Obstacles and gender disparities in access to public, employment and economic opportunities, incomeThey work at home, most don’t get paid Pick rice or farm
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Main Holiday
Vietnamese New years is on January 31 and is called
Tet
It is the most important festival and public holiday in Vietnam and lasts Tet falls on the first night of the new moon in the first of the Lunar Calendar, usually taking place between the last week of January and the third week of FebruaryPeople will buy more new clothes at this time of year and it is also a popular time for people to change jobs or switch careers
Ong Tau, the god of the Hearth returns at midnight on the start of new year and is welcomed with fireworks and gongs
Sweet sticky rice is made- meat or beans, and spices wrapped in a leaf and boiled for half a day. Called
banh
chung
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Social Structure
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Recreational Activies
Soccer is popular in Vietnam along with volleyball, badminton, wrestling, bicycling, chess, billiards
Boat Trips
Elephant RidingWater Slide ParksZoosCu Chi TunnelsHanoi History Museum
War Remnants MuseumCavingSlide34
Marriage Practices
Men usually married between 20 and 30 years, and women at 18 to 25 years. Women kept their maiden names legally but used their husband's name formally
Influence from Confucian and Buddhist ideologies
Engagement Ceremony the first day following Marriage Ceremony the next daySlide35
Works Cited
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