Vietnam presentation

1. VIETNAM
YOUR TOUR GUIDE: TAM HOANG MINH NGO ( MAY )
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY
KNOW YOUR WORLD
A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TIES AKRON

2. VIETNAM

3. Quick Facts
• Full name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam
• Population: 98,858,950
• Capital: Hanoi
• Largest city: Ho Chi Minh city
• Area: 329,247 sq km (127,123 sq miles)
• Major language: Vietnamese
• Major religion: Buddhism
• Life expectancy: 73 years (men), 77 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 dong = 100 xu
• Main exports: Petroleum, rice, coffee, clothing, fish

4. LANDFORMS

5. Vietnamese
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6. Government
•LEADER: President Vo Van Thuong
•GOVERNMENT: Single-party
socialist republic
•VOTING AGE: 18

7. KEY ISSUES
● Government suppresses basic civil and
political rights
● Climate change
● Poverty
● Economic growth
● Corruption

8. ECONOMICS
⦿Known for: Rice, coffee, seafood, coal
⦿Imports: machinery and equipment, petroleum
products, steel products, electronics, plastics, au
tomobiles
⦿Exports: clothes, shoes, marine products, crude
oil, electronics, wooden products, rice
⦿Economy status: the economic growth
accelerated in the second quarter after the
central bank cut interest rates to revive lending
to businesses and rising foreign investment
boosted the nation’s exports.

9. EVERYDAY-ECONOMICS
• Currency: Vietnam dong (VND) - 1.00 USD =
24,385.00 VND
• Jobs : People start to work most at the age 18,
but it depends on family and resume to be
chosen. There is some cases that children or
teenagers go to work because of their poor
family.
• Students and money: Student in elementary or
high school can usually have allowance. About
the amount, it’s based on each family’s
economy.

10. MONEY

11. COINS

12. RELIGION(S)

13. GENDER- ROLE OF GIRLS / BOYS –
MEN/WOMEN
• Roles in society: Most emphasize on men’s role
in family and outside the society. Also, people
obtain with education and age.
• Dress : Uniform in school, casual clothes to go
outside.
• Work: Men’s responsibilities are to work
• Home: Women were responsible for domestic
duties such as homemaking and raising children

14. NATIONAL FESTIVALS-HOLIDAYS
EVENTS

15. FOOD

16. CONTEMPORARY CUSTOMS- MUSIC - DANCE – SPORTS &
TRADITIONS

17. TRADITIONAL CLOTHES

18. HISTORICAL PLACES

19. EVERYDAY LIVING
• Typical Day- schedule:
+Breakfast (7am-8am); Lunch (12pm-1pm); Dinner (7am-
8am)
+Go to work at 7am
+Vietnamese have a short nap after having lunch (about 30-
45mins)
+Going back home from work at 4pm-5pm
• A School Day/Week of 11-12yrs old kids: Go to school at
6:30am, have a small break at 9:00am(for 20mins),go home
at 11:45am, have lunch and take a nap for 45mins.
Go to school again for extra school class in the afternoon(3-4
days/week)

20. UNIFORM

21. UNIFORM

22. EVERYDAY LIVING
• Study-Homework: Focus most on Science
course (Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics) and
Literature
-Study with a tutor in the evening.
• Extracurriculars: Have many soccer/basketball
competitions in the break times between
classes.
• Family Life: we live as a collectivism, help each
others to do the household chores, eat together
for the main meals, watch TV or discuss
something together

23. EVERYDAY LIVING
• Pets: cats, dogs, fish, turtles/tortoises, etc.
• Wildlife: It may be hard to see wildlife animals
here. There are not many “real” parks in the
urban areas of Vietnam because of
deforestation and population growth. Parks in
Vietnam are like the playground for kids or the
big garden with flowers and some trees.
Therefore, most wild animals can be seen the
zoo only.

24. ZOO

25. PARK IN VIETNAM

26. INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER PROFILE
Tam Hoang Minh Ngo ( May )
– Topics:
– Studying in Akron university
– My major is Nursing
– I was born in Ho Chi Minh city
– I want to be a nurse to help kids in the future