7. Fast Fact
• Fishy business: 200 million plus litres
of nuoc mam (fish sauce) produced per year
• Guinness World Records: largest coffee cup
(containing 3,604 litres of coffee); most
sumo squats in 1hr (5,135)
• Head of government: Prime Minister
Nguyen Tan Dung
13. When the dress was officially
born, inorder to make it fits
more with the cultural identity
of peoples, Vu Vuong order for
courtiers revised based on the
phase of the sample from the
Cham dress (dress like women
Vietnam today, but not sawn
armpit) and the Shanghai
women's dress (suon xam) to
make the dress of Vietnamese
women.
Since then, Ao Dai is in vogue
and gradually change for more
suit each stage.
19. For the first time,
Asian Record
Organization published
the criteria value Asian
cuisine and Vietnam
established the first 10
dishes according to the
criteria established by
the Organization of the
Asian record.
This information is
very important to
confirm the value of
the Vietnamese food
culture.
23. Beautiful Places
you should
come
Of all the colonizers,
China and France has had
a lasting impression on
the Vietnamese culture.
Traces of these can be
seen in many of the
country’s architecture
and cuisine.
With its low cost of living
and numerous places to
explore, Vietnam is one
of Southeast Asia’s
favorite destination for
travelers from all walks of
life.
29. Transportation is
Amazing
Not known for modern
conveniences, Vietnam
has an inconvenient
transportation
system. This in itself has
been an obstacle for the
Vietnamese to overcome
while advancing
economically. The main
mode of transportation
is that of the bicycle
rickshaw, bicycles are
also popular and are
used for transport to and
from work for most
Vietnamese.