Haiphong

Haiphong is Vietnam's third largest city, a port near Hanoi. Hai Phong was originally founded by Le Chan, the female general of a Vietnamese revolution called Hai Ba Trung in the year 43 AD. It has existed as a significant port city for at least several centuries, and was one of Vietnam's principal trading centres. When Vietnam was invaded by the French, the city became France's main naval base in Indochina.

After World War II, when Vietnam attempted to regain its independence, Hai Phong was the site of the first military action undertaken by the French.

Today, known as a port city, it serves the entire northern region of Vietnam and has managed to attract large FDIs that fueled economic rates of growth exceeding 12% per annum over the last decade.