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By: Angela Snipes

*France began the conquering of Vietnam in 1858

and ended It successfully in 1884. *After World War II, Vietnam gained its independence from French Indochina. *Vietnam had little economic growth for over a decade because of bad leadership and the persecution of its own people. *Authorities in Vietnam have enacted doi moi which means renovation---authorities are committed to increased economic liberalization and modernize the economy to produce a more competitive export-driven industry.

*Vietnamese population consists of various ethnic

groups from Kinh (85.7% of population) to Nung (1.1% of population) increasingly favored as a second language Muslim (.1% of population)

*The official language is Vietnamese and English is

*Religions include Buddhist (9.3% of population) to

*The GDP per capital was $3,300 in 2011 and $3,200 in

2010.

*The GDP by sector is broken up into three categories

(agriculture-22%, industry-40% and service-38%) population live below poverty line total population

*The unemployment rate is only 2.3% but 14.5% of

*The lowest 10% of household incomes comprise 3.2% of

*The highest 10% of household incomes comprise 30.2% of

the total population in Vietnam

*Vietnam is usually primarily known for its agriculture

but have partaken in mining for a very long time. since the Bronze Age. B.C.

*Copper, zinc, tin and gold have been mined in Vietnam

*Silver, iron and some non-metallic since the 1st century

*Fuel-power resources range from oil (4-5 billion tons),
coal (approx. 220 billion tons) and gas reserves throughout the nation of Vietnam

*Vietnam has been said to be a very dangerous country

(less than 1% of total fatalities)

when it comes to transportation especially for tourists.

*The country is affected by the bird flu and other plagues

*The leading cause of death in Vietnam comes from

motor vehicle accidents because the road infrastructures are terrible. from 2,755 to about 13,000

*From 1992 to 2002, reported motor deaths increased

*Vietnam being a developing country, they are dedicating

a lot of time into telecommunication systems
lines in use

*Currently rank 18th in the world with 16.4 million main

*Rank 7th in the world with 154 million mobile cellular

devices throughout the country of Vietnam to internet users with 23,382 million

*Also was ranked 17th in the world in 2009 when it came

*The most discussed working conditions in Vietnam

pertain to the sweatshops.

*Vietnam is the poster child for anti-sweatshop

activism; however, very little has been done to change sweatshop working conditions in the country. in Nike sweatshops

*Workers complained about only being paid $1.60 a day

Filmmaker Michael Moore tries to persuade Nike founder Phillip Knight to move Nike manufacturing to the U.S. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvdKROmAK8&feature=related

*Deep poverty has declined significantly *Vietnam is working to create jobs for more than one
million people every year

*Vietnams managed currency, the dong, continues to

face downward pressure due to a persistent trade imbalance
and services to the U.S.)

*Exported $96.3 billion (18% consisted of exported goods

*Imported 105.3 billion (22% consisted of imported goods

and services from China)

*Vietnam, under both its WTO Commitments and its domestic

laws, extends import and export activities to all foreign individuals and enterprises (including foreign- invested enterprises). state trading companies.

*Vietnam has reserved the right to import certain goods to

*These goods include cigars and cigarettes, crude oil,
newspapers, journals and periodicals, and records, tapes and other recorded media for sound or picture s (with certain exclusions).

*The retail market in Vietnam is much smaller than

other developing economics in Asia. *The value of retail sales in Vietnam has rapidly risen over the past years. *Retail sales were expected to exceed US$78 billion in 2010. *Vietnams retail landscape has been going through rapid transformation, providing more outlets for proper display and marketing of product

*The media of Vietnam is tightly regulated by the Vietnamese

government due to the media being a tool for government information and propaganda
compelled to reflect on the fundamentals of MarxismLeninism and the ideals of Ho Chi Minh on occasions on September 2nd,1945

*Vietnamese media has increased drastically but they are still *The first Vietnamese-language radio transmission was made

*Prior to 1945, Vietnamese people were banned from owning

radio receivers and broadcasting was under control of the French colonial government

VIETNAM IS COMPRISED OF REMOTE FISHING VILLLAGES AND CITIZENS WITH LOW INCOME LEVELS SO WE ARE GOING TO START A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD IT WILL BE FUNDED BILLIONAIRE PHILANTHROPISTS SUCH AS WARREN BUFFETT AND BILL GATES

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* OUR ORGANIZATION WILL BE CALLED ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD

VIETNAM AND ALL OF OUR REVENUE WILL BE FROM DONATIONS. * WARREN BUFFETT AND BILL GATES HAVE ALREADY SIGNED ON TO FUND OUR PROJECT TO GIVE EVERY VIETNAMESE CHILD A LAPTOP FOR FREE * WE WILL EMPLOY TEACHERS TO GO AROUND AND DISTRIBUTE THE LAPTOPS AND TEACH THE CHILDREN HOW TO USE THEIR NEW LAPTOPS.