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Everything you need to know about traveling in Asia, including Vietnam, visas, and networks.

🇻🇳 Vietnam: Between Tradition and Modernity in Motion

Capital: Hanoi
Area: 331,212 km²
Population (2025): approximately 101.3 million inhabitants
Political system: One-party socialist republic
Official language: Vietnamese
Currency: Đồng (VND)
Time zone: UTC+7

Vietnam is a country in transition, standing at the crossroads of its communist past and growing openness to capitalism. Governed by the Communist Party of Vietnam, it remains politically centralized and tightly controlled, yet is economically and socially dynamic.

Vietnam draws visitors with its contrasting landscapes (bays, rice paddies, mountains), world-renowned cuisine, and very low cost of living. The country is considered safe for tourists, even those traveling solo