The First Vietnamese:
Historians believe that the earliest
Vietnamese people gradually moved from the Indonesian archipelago
through the Malay Peninsula and
Thailand until they settled on the
edges of the Red River in the Tonkin Delta.
Population
787,604 people (Year 1999)
Locality
Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Lai Chau, Son La, Cao Bang and Nghe An provinces.
Customs
Confucianism
Confucianism stresses duty,
loyalty, honor, filial piety,
respect for age and seniority,
and sincerity.
Collectivism
Individual is seen as secondary
to the group – whether the family, school or company.
Hierarchy
Group-orientated societies
An obvious example is seen in social situations where the oldest person in a group is greeted or served first
Pre- Gorbachev Soviet- Vietnames Discord
To answer the aforesaid question, we need evidence, above all, from the vietnamese and Russian archives, but it may also be useful to study the declassified reports of the East European Communist diplomats who were accredited to Hanoi in the 1980s. Namely, the Hungarian diplomats whose reports I read managed to collect an impressive amount of confiden
3.2 Economical background
Historically, Vietnam has been an agricultural civilization based on wet rice cultivating. The Vietnam War destroyed much of the country's economy. Upon taking power, the Government created a planned economy for the nation.
Collectivization of farms, factories and economic capital was implemented, and millions of people were put to work in government programs. For
Of the factors which enabled Hanoi to enter the phase of comprehensive reforms, some have received much less coverage than others. Despite the wide array of publications about doi moi, relatively few scholars inquired into the possible influence of external factors - diplomacy, military policies, and foreign trade - on the economic decisions made by Vietnam's reform-oriented leaders. Vietnam's po