-  that Viet Nam means ’ Land in the South';

- that the Vietnamese lunar new year lasts for five days;

- that Viet Nam has a population of 84 million people and 53 different ethnic minorities;

- that 90% of the Vietnamese are Zen Buddhists, with a large catholic community in the South;

- that the capital  Ha Noi was located in the red river delta almost a 1.000 years ago, because Viet Nam’s most powerful dragon is believed to live here;

-  that the distance from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City is almost 1.700 km – like from Copenhagen to Rome;
 
- that 8 out of 10 Vietnamese can read and write;

- that the  letters ’a’and’o’ is pronounced in 18 different ways. That is why a word like 'nam' means ’south’, ’man’, ’five’ or ’year’;

- that the body of Ho Chi Minh is on display 38 years after his death in a Ha Noi mausoleum, designed by Soviet architects;

- that Ha Long Bay consists of more than 2.000 lime stone formations. According to the legend they are giant pearls, thrown by the mother dragon and her children to protect the Vietnamese from a seaside invasion;

- that Viet Nam within the last 100 years has been at war with France, the U.S. and China;

- that the communist party is the only legal party;

-  that non-party members can be elected to Parliament;

- that 8 out of 10 investors plan to expand their investments in Viet  Nam;

Mascot International Vietnam are among the new investors.

-  that foreign investments in Viet Nam total more than 13 billion USD a year;

-  that Viet Nams biggest trading partner today is the US with the European Union as the second biggest;

-  that the minimum wage in Viet Nam is 55 USD a month;

- that Viet Nam is among the world’s biggest exporters of rice, pepper and coffee;

- that Viet Nam has the second highest economic growth rate in the world.

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