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FESTIVALS

FESTIVALS

Hung Kings' Festival or Hung Kings death anniversary is a Vietnamese festival held annually from the 8th to the 11th of the third lunar month, in which the 10th day is the main festival day. The festival takes place in Hung Kings' Temple, Phu Tho province - the old ancient city of Van Lang nation. 
Cuisine

Cuisine

"Balance" may be the single word that is commonly used to describe Viet Nam's gastronomy. In essence, Vietnamese cuisines usually reach the balance of ingredients and recipe: neither putting too much salt and fat, nor using fattening cooking methods such as frying that may lead to diseases.
Lunar New Year – biggest traditional holiday in Vietnam

Lunar New Year – biggest traditional holiday in Vietnam

The traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) is the biggest and oldest festival in Vietnam, bringing its people together to celebrate the sacred and meaningful annual event.
General Information

General Information

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam)
Geography and climate

Geography and climate

Vietnam is the easternmost nation on the Indochina Peninsula. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest. On the country's east coast lies the East Sea.
History

History

Country's official name throughout history: Van Lang (2876 BC – 258 BC), Au Lac (257 BC – 207 BC), Van Xuan (544-602), Dai Co Viet (968 – 1054), Dai Viet (1054 – 1802), Dai Ngu (1400 – 1406), and Viet Nam.
The Dai Viet

The Dai Viet

In the 10th century AD, the Vietnamese had won their freedom and built up an independent state named Dai Viet. The country was under the ruling of many national feudal dynasties
Struggle for national liberation

Struggle for national liberation

In the middle of 19th century (1858), French colonialists began to invade Vietnam. The incompetent government of the Nguyen gradually gave in and from 1884
Reunification

Reunification

In the spring of 1975, the patriotic armed forces of Vietnam swept across the country in the great general offensive and overthrew the Saigon government. The southern part of Vietnam was liberated and the country was united as one.
Renovation

Renovation

At the 6th Congress of the Communist Party in 1986, the Doi Moi (reform) policy was launched with the focus on economic reform
Central Political System

Central Political System

The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was established on February 3, 1930. Over the past 75 years, the CPV has been in the vanguard of the struggle for national independence
Administrative Divisions and Local Authorities

Administrative Divisions and Local Authorities

Vietnam is subdivided into 59 provinces and 5 province-level cities, which are further subdivided into districts and municipalities
Economy

Economy

Agriculture and forestry (20.4% of GDP, 2006): Principal products--rice, maize, sweet potato, peanut, soya bean, cotton, coffee, cashews. Cultivated land--12.2 million hectares. Land use--21% arable; 28% forest and woodland; 51% other.
People

People

At present there are 54 different ethnic groups inhabiting Vietnam, in which Kinh (Viet) people make up nearly 90% of the whole population, and 53 other ethnic groups represent over 10%.
Culture Philosophy and ideologies

Culture Philosophy and ideologies

At the start, with primitive and rudimentary cognition of materialism and dialectics, Vietnamese thought was mixed with beliefs
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Thủ tục dành cho công dân Việt Nam (for Vietnamesse)

Cấp HỘ CHIẾU phổ thông

THỦ TỤC CẤP HỘ CHIẾU PHỔ THÔNG (Vui lòng nhấn vào tiêu đề)

Hiện chưa cấp Hộ chiếu phổ thông gắn chíp

Theo quy định, người đề nghị cấp hộ chiếu cần có mặt trực tiếp khi nộp hồ sơ hoặc nhận hồ sơ tại ĐSQ. Công dân có thể được tạo điều kiện nộp qua đường bưu điện nếu gặp khó khăn về đi lại nhưng sẽ cần bảo đảm yêu cầu xác minh nhân thân.

Cấp Giấy miễn thị thực (5-year Visa Exemption Certificate)

- Giấy miễn thị thực có giá trị 5 năm (hoặc có giá trị đến trước thời hạn của hộ chiếu 6 tháng);

- Đối tượng được cấp Giấy này nếu về Việt Nam để thăm thân hoặc về việc riêng;

- Thời gian cư trú ở Việt Nam: mỗi lần nhập cảnh cư trú không quá 6 tháng (có thể được gia hạn 1 lần không quá 6 tháng nếu có  lý do chính đáng).


This 5-year visa/Visa exemption is issued for:

- Foreign passport holder of Vietnamese origin; and

- Foreign passport holder who is son/daughter, husband/wife (with valid marriage certificate of people of Vietnamese origin).