Vietnam

Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country on the South China Sea known for its beaches, rivers, Buddhist pagodas and bustling cities.

History

Vietnam survived the Crash of '94 well due to every house having its own farm and workshop. During the world food crisis in 2002, their economy skyrocketed selling rice. Over the protests of China and Malaysia, Vietnam Oil partnered with the Soviet Union to start mining oil in the South China Sea, leading into the Second Corporate War. Vietnam didn’t actually participate in the war, as they were too busy fending off both the Khmer Rogue and the Maoist Loyalist Cabal off of their borders. However, they definitely felt the fallout of the war, as their picturesque beaches are now smothered by oil.

Government

The Vietnamese Government is still technically Communist by position. However, the socialist system has been almost entirely disbanded. Free speech is still frowned upon, but as long as the general populace are gaining wealth, the government ignores such bureaucracy. Much like the basic People's Congress setup in China, the only state-owned company is Vietnam Oil, which provides space and workers for SovOil refineries from Hoi An to Phan Thiet.

Culture

Vietnamese society has traditionally revolved around loose-knit villages and patriarchal extended families and clans that worshiped their ancestors back nine generations or more. In Vietnam these are very much based upon age and status. This derives from Confucianism, which emphasizes social order.

Economy

Vietnam's economy is major and, unlike almost every economy in the world its primarily because of small businesses, though there’s big corporations too. Technological advancement is steady, and they're good at making custom goods for people (wood carvings, clothes, etc.)

Major Cities

• Hanoi
• Saigon