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  • India and Vietnam signed an MoU on artificial intelligence and quantum technology.
  • Vietnam, a one-party Communist state in Southeast Asia, borders China, Cambodia, and Laos, with the Mekong and Red Rivers flowing through it.
  • The Annam Cordillera mountain range runs through central Vietnam, and its coast is bordered by the Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea, and Gulf of Thailand.

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Vietnam (Capital: Hanoi)

India and Vietnam exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding in artificial intelligence and quantum technology.

Political Features

  • Location: It is situated in Southeast Asia along the eastern coast of the Indochinese Peninsula.
  • Land Borders: China (North) and Cambodia and Laos (West).
  • Maritime boundaries: The Gulf of Tonkin (Northeast), South China Sea (East and South), Gulf of Thailand (Southwest).
  • Political System: It is a one-party Communist state, and has been one of south-east Asia's fastest-growing economies.

Geographical Features:

  • Major rivers: Mekong River and Red River. 
    • Both rivers form deltas while draining into the South China Sea.
  • Major Mountain: Annam Cordillera, extending from northwest to southeast in central Vietnam.
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