The document summarizes key information about Vietnam. It discusses that 6 major cities account for 40% of Vietnam's sales and lists their populations. It also notes highlights about the cities, including tea tasting in Saigon and hiking near Saigon. The document then discusses Vietnam's ranking high in happiness and having a young population. It covers Vietnam's growth in internet usage and motorbike use. It also summarizes Vietnam's innovation in co-creation, rice and fish farming, and coffee. The document ends with notes on Vietnam's one-party 500-member national assembly and government control of media.

1. Vietnam

2. Part 1
Cities in Vietnam

3. 6 cities in Vietnam account for 40% of nationwide sales
https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Marketing/Sales_Distribution/Growing_up_fast_Vietnam_discovers_the_consumer_society_2655

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Vietnam
https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Marketing/Sales_Distribution/Growing_up_fast_Vietnam_discovers_the_consumer_society_2655
City Population
Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City 7 million.
Hanoi 6.5 million.
Haiphong 2 million.
Can Tho 1.2 million.
Da Nang 1 million.
Nha Trang 0.4 million

5. Peoplesellingfruitand
vegetablesinSaigon

6. Tea tasting tour in Saigon
https://www.triip.me/vietnam/ho-chi-minh/vietnamese-tea-tasting-tour-1843/

7. https://www.vayable.com/experiences/3193-my-favorite-local-places

8. Among highlights of
Phuoc Hai about 90 km.
from Saigon are great
hills for walking and
good seafood.
https://www.citypassguide.com/en/living/ho-chi-minh-city/activities/blog/5-fantastic-hidden-getaways-in-vietnam

9. At Bk6 Café – located at
104 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia,
District 1, in Saigon - you
can have a cup of
coffee while watching the
centre of the city.
http://myamazingvietnam.com/5-places-to-enjoy-coffee-in-ho-chi-minh-city/

10. Try the classic, small plastic chairs at the bia hơi stall in Hanoi.
http://www.the-ultimatebucketlist.com/asia/what-makes-vietnam-so-special/

11. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1438
TrangAn

12. Part 2
People who live in Vietnam

13. Vietnam ranks 5th in the Happy Planet Index results.
This South-East Asian country is characterised by its
mountains and tropical forests. Vietnam has a very low
Ecological Footprint, and its economic output per head
is almost 24 times smaller than nearby Hong Kong.
http://www.happyplanetindex.org/countries/vietnam/

14. Childrensinging
http://dsi.mpi.gov.vn/vietnam2035/en/20/43.html

15. https://www.vietnamonline.com/best-of-vietnam/why-vietnam-10-reasons-everyone-should-know.html

16. Share of the population in Vietnam aged 5 to 19
 1999: 34%
 2010: 27%
 2020: 22%
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/sustaining_growth_in_vietnam

17. Happy in Saigon
https://youtu.be/b7Ibye5a8l4

18. Part 3
Innovation potential
in Vietnam

19. http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia.htm#vn
There is a huge potential for making Internet
available for more people in Vietnam.
Only about half of the 90 million people, who
live in Vietnam, use the Internet.

20. www.me.zing.vn

21. The use of motorbikes is very common in Vietnam
http://thefactfile.org/vietnam-facts/

22. In the 1990s, http://www.loncinindustries.com/ brought
suppliers into its co-creation initiative and asked for
ways to reduce the cost of manufacturing.
The resulting ideas helped Loncin cut costs by more than
70% and gain 60% of the Vietnamese motorcycle market
within 4 years. With strong capabilities in co-creation,
Loncin since has branched out into engines and cars.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/consumer_and_retail/three_ways_companies_can_make_co-creation_pay_off

23. Growing rice
https://www.vayable.com/experiences/6302-memories-faming-time-with-cu-chi-tunnels

24. In agriculture, reforms have led to higher
yields and turned Vietnam into the
world’s 3rd largest rice exporter.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/sustaining_growth_in_vietnam

25. Vietnam can help to improve the quality of its
fish farming - and the quality of its seafood
exports - by more actively promoting internal
control systems in which international train local
farming cooperatives to inspectorganisations for
quality among their own members.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/sustaining_growth_in_vietnam

26. 2 types of coffee in Vietnam
1. Black coffee served using a coffee drip.
2. Cà phê sữa đá = ice coffee with condensed milk.
http://www.the-ultimatebucketlist.com/asia/what-makes-vietnam-so-special/

27. ExportsinUSDbillion

28. Part 4
The political system
in Vietnam

29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Vietnam%29
The 1-party, 500
member national
assembly in
Vietnam meets
twice a year.

30. The government of Vietnam controls media
and restricts internet use.
https://freedomhouse.org/country/vietnam

31. Large power distance in Vietnam
http://geert-hofstede.com/vietnam.html