About Vietnam

Over the next few days ill give you a little insight into Phu Quoc and vietnam... a special thank you to Nelly Oberti for her research and copy.

HISTORY: Vietnamese history expands centuries of forced occupation by foreigners. Throughout its history, Vietnamese people have endured China’s heavy hand, invasion by the Japanese, colonialism by France; wars with the Cham (descendants of the Champa Kingdom) and Khmer Rouge (Cambodians indigenous to the Mekong Delta) civil war, war with the United States and the fall to a communistic regime that is present to this day. Yet, Vietnam’s cultural traditions have transcended the ages and are vividly embedded in present day Vietnam. Inevitably, history happens as we live it; and society, western technology, access to the internet and a recent influx of foreign investments are rapidly changing the landscape.