Haiphong, Vietnam

Vietnam

Haiphong, Vietnam shares 108 connections with 4494 other places across 15 topics, spanning military conflict, colonial history, and government. Many of its ties run to China, Hanoi, and France, reflecting the city's position as a northern port shaped by foreign occupation and postwar reconstruction. The city's connections reach back to the Han dynasty and carry forward through French colonial infrastructure, including the Kunming-Haiphong railway now slated for an $8 billion upgrade under China's Belt and Road initiative. Haiphong was the first place in Vietnam and Mainland Southeast Asia to receive electricity.