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A few Wikipedians have gotten together to make some suggestions about how we might organize data in articles about Vietnam. These are only suggestions, things to give you focus and to get you going, and you shouldn't feel obligated in the least to follow them. But if you don't know what to write or where to begin, following the below guidelines may be helpful. Mainly, we just want you to write articles!

Scope

This WikiProject covers the creation and editing of articles related to the nation of Vietnam, its political subdivisions, geography, transportation, culture, history, people, and so on. It aims at expanding Wikipedia's resources on Vietnam in a fair, neutral, and accurate manner. Articles currently covered by this project can be found here.

The original WikiProject Vietnamese provinces' scope was:

This is an attempt to create a WikiProject for Provinces of Vietnam. At the point of the project's creation, there is only one page on a Vietnamese province, which served as a prototype. It would be nice if the remainder of the pages could be created along similar lines. Hence, this project. If you'd like to participate, don't hesitate to join in — there are plenty of provinces to do.

Our intent is to expand and build upon that.

--12.5.55.211 (talk) 21:12, 27 January 2017 (UTC)Amia Williams[reply]

Members

Anyone who is interested to improve Vietnam-related articles can join this project by adding their name to the list of members.

WikiProject Vietnam Members

Active participants

To join WikiProject Vietnam, edit this section and insert the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest into the following list of participants in alphabetical order. Participants should also place participant identification on their user page.

A

8UB3RG1N3 (talk · contribs) - Cuisine
Aerowikipedian (talk · contribs) Citizen of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
@pple (talk · contribs)
adsoucy (talk · contribs) - I am going to have students in my Vietnamese Religions course do research and write entries on the subject.
Amiaheroyet (talk · contribs) - Vietnamese presence in America.
Amore Mio (talk · contribs)
Andypham3000 (talk · contribs) - Touch-ups on various tidbits of information, "Viet Kieu" interpretations where neccesary.
Angelo_De_La_Paz (talk · contribs) - I was born and raised in Sai Gon, Vietnam but now I am living in Burbank, California.
Apple (talk · contribs) - geography, history, sport
Appleangel11 (talk · contribs) - I am working on the two-child policy in Vietnam!
Avorado (talk · contribs) - i can collaborate in writing and translating all the pages relating to "Vietnam" into Italian.

B

Badagnani (talk · contribs) - Music and cuisine.
BertholdD (talk · contribs) - provinces, regional economy, among others
Binh Giang (talk · contribs)
Brienne of Tarth (talk · contribs) - Topics: Saigon, literature, contemporary politics. Living in VN.
Brittany Lai (talk · contribs) - Vietnamese-American studying Political Science. I aim to improve the article Women in Vietnam
Buileducanh (talk · contribs) - Vietnamese culture

C

Canpark (talk · contribs) Australian-born Vietnamese. I've created many articles relating to the Vietnam War.
CarlKenner (talk · contribs)
Cheers! (talk · contribs) subdivisions of Vietnam.
Crazynyancat (talk · contribs) American-born Vietnamese. Edited many articles with language inconsistencies and added ( and removed ) historical tidbits.
Crusader left (talk · contribs) - I want to add to The Battle of Snoul, Cambodia
Cuprum17 (talk · contribs) Stationed in Bien Hoa with U.S. Army 1966-1968. Loved the city and the people.

D/Đ

Darth Twit (talk · contribs) - Northern Vietnam, especially Hanoi. Grammar and wikilinks.
David Straub (talk · contribs) - Fauna, especially turtles.
djwilms (talk · contribs) - French colonial Vietnam.
Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs)
Donald Trung (talk · contribs) - Vietnamese Văn (文), and other numismatic articles. Mostly Vietnamese history from independence (from China, not France) until the early 2000's.
Dragfyre (talk · contribs) - Geography, Society, Culture and Economy articles, wikiformatting, general QA. Currently working on a series of articles on Rail transport in Vietnam.
Drockstroh (talk · contribs) Vietnam, 1964-65, 67-71, 87, 90 teacher, journalist
Duyet-pho (talk · contribs)
Đông Minh (talk · contribs)

E

Eistube (talk · contribs) - I was born and raised in Saigon, Vietnam, but I am now living in America.
Enderminh (talk · contribs)
Enlil Ninlil (talk · contribs) - maybe Laos and Cambodia.
Eplatt64 (talk · contribs) - Intelligence Studies major with a concentration in Asian Studies. Currently working on a page for Pham Chuyen.

F

Firefox (talk · contribs)- education and social problems

G

Genghiskhanviet (talk · contribs) - Places, culture, history, Vietnamese people.
Dương Giáp (talk · contribs) - Vietnamese from Hanoi.
Greenknight dv (talk · contribs), mostly on history and culture of Vietnam, familiar with updated scholarship on these topics.

H

Hands8down7 (talk · contribs) - Labor rights, trade, child labor, forced labor, human trafficking
HĐ (talk · contribs)
HoangKhoi (talk · contribs) - vietnamese citizen, high school student. I'd love to contribute to articles about education in VN. I can also help translating articles in Vietnamese wikipedia to english.
Huydp (talk · contribs) - Recently started my interest in Wiki, I will try to be active in English Wiki with articles related to Vietnam.

I

Itsmejudith (talk · contribs) - Wikifying, spelling, grammar, other bits and pieces.

J

Jak474 (talk · contribs) - Vietnam War jets, helicopters and other aircraft.
Jonathanmoyer (talk · contribs) - Modern Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, Education, Economics, Politics.

K

KattaK2502 (talk · contribs) - I am passionate about helping to make Vietnam better known to the world.
Kauffner (talk · contribs) - American living in Saigon.
Kaze lato (talk · contribs)
Kintetsubuffalo (talk · contribs) – Scouting, colonial French and Japanese period history, and Madame Nhu, for whom I admit a bit of a crush :)

L

Lachy70 (talk · contribs) - I like to improve articles, especially the ones involving poetry during the Nguyễn dynasty.
Ligand (talk · contribs) - try to build a basic cover on the top articles of present Vietnam Military. Created articles to describe all kinds of administrial subdivisions.
LordAmeth (talk · contribs) - Pre-modern history, primarily the Trinh/Nguyen period.
Leomk0403 (talk · contribs) Lives in Vietnam.

M

Magicknight94 (talk · contribs)
Magnifier (talk · contribs) - add free picture(s) to article(s), transwiki until my English is better.
Mekongforest (talk · contribs)
Mikhailov Kusserow (talk · contribs)
Mintu Martin (talk · contribs)
Mlpearc (talk · contribs) I have been doing ALOT of work on the 4 USMC MOH Articles and plan to do the same with all military starting with Vietnam. specializing in personnel article uniformity of Infoboxes and awards/medals.
Mr Accountable (talk · contribs)
Mr Vinx (talk · contribs) - anything.
Mxn (talk · contribs) – wikfying province pages on occasion; adding interwiki links.

N

Namnguyenvn (talk · contribs)
Neweco (talk · contribs)
Newone (talk · contribs): Where we are in universe
Ngkimvy (talk · contribs) - Kimberly Nguyen.
Nguyen1310 (talk · contribs) - I'm from Huế, Vietnam, quê hương của tôi. Mainly contributing to 20 & 21st century Vietnamese history articles, sometimes on Viet food - yum!
Nguyen5776 (talk · contribs) - Citizen of Vietnam
Nguyễn Quốc Việt (talk · contribs) - I mainly contribute to Vietnamese culture, history and geography articles, and when available, translating articles into English from Viet Wikipedia
Nguyen Thanh Quang (talk · contribs) - adding wikilinks, participating on occasions.
Ng2minh (talk · contribs) - I was born in Vietnam but now I am studying in Australia as an oversea student. I want to write about football in Vietnam.
nic_saigon (talk · contribs) -I lived and worked in SE Asia for 10 years, 3 years in Hanoi and HCMC; GD of a BtoB industrial company with factories in 5 provinces; good knowledge about economy, industry, parks, projects, steel, glass, electronics, HR
NInTeNdO (talk · contribs)
源義信 (talk · contribs) - I write articles about Modern history of Vietnam, especially about the Republic of Vietnam; I will translate some articles written by me or others from Chinese Wikipedia.

O

OmnipotentArchetype0309 (talk · contribs) - I want to fix up the articles in need of repair. I can't add much content, but I can definitely go in and wikify: fix references, insert internal links, fix grammatical errors, reword paragraphs, and maybe start new articles.
Orrmaster (talk · contribs)
Overlain (talk · contribs) American architect and VN vet living in HCMC; want to contribute to articles on architecture, design, construction, and planning.

P

Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk · contribs)
Pittore44 (talk · contribs) - The Buffalo Nine Wikipedia article -- anti-war/anti-draft protest in Buffalom NY -- I can continue to work to improve the article.
Psdubow (talk · contribs)
Porcelane (talk · contribs) - Law (legislative and judicial), law schools. All things law-related basically. In French and English.

Q

QuentinObis (talk · contribs) I am an English teacher in Ho Chi Minh City.
Quywompka (talk · contribs)

R

Rarelibra (talk · contribs) - adding maps and updating district info, primarily at the province level (districts) and below.
royalhistorian (talk · contribs) - former professor of graduate studies in Vientam history, former chancellor under Crown Prince Bao Long of the Order of the Dragon of Annam - Prof. Carl Edwin Lindgren, DEd (UNISA), SEd & MEd (U. of Mississippi), FCP (College of Teachers), Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.
Rungbachduong (talk · contribs) - culture and historic figures.
RandomLocals2282 (talk · contribs) 06:45:56, 25 February 2023 (UTC) - Check wikis about Vietnam and fix minor wrong translation/info if possible.[reply]

S

Seanbarnett (talk · contribs) - U.S. defense analyst, Vietnam War
Sheepauno (talk · contribs) - A Vietnamese Citizen in the US studying History, Geography, and World Cultures, I would like to support with projects by copyediting, or adding citations
Solavirum (talk · contribs) 16:24:10, 25 December 2021 (UTC) - interested in pre-U.S. intervention Vietnam.[reply]
Spuzman (talk · contribs) - I would like to touch up existing articles.
Sdname9 (talk · contribs) - I would like to touch up existing articles.

T

tfailmezge (talk · contribs)
Timeshifter (talk · contribs)
TTTAssasinator (talk · contribs) - My skills are in translating articles, and I aspire to strengthen all Vietnamese related articles
Trust Is All You Need (talk · contribs) - Vietnamese politics, especially articles related to the Le Duan and Nyugen Van Linh era
Tuankiet65 (talk · contribs), from Danang

U

None yet!

V

Vardion (talk · contribs)
vietnamesepresident (talk · contribs) communist party
Vinhtantran (talk · contribs) - try to build a template for Vietnamese city and county.
Vhp.2411 (talk · contribs) - Vietnam football

W

None yet!

X

Xcecentre (talk · contribs)

Y

Yellowtailshark (talk · contribs) - Graphic designer who loves to clean things up visually.

Z

Zeraful (talk · contribs) - Military history.

#

None yet!

Former participants

Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.

Buaidh (talk · contribs) 15:42:48, 3 May 2019 (UTC) [reply]

Participant identification

WikiProject Vietnam participants should place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Vietnam participants.

Wikitext

userbox

where used

[[Category:WikiProject Vietnam participants]] none linked pages

{{Template:User WP Vietnam}}

This user participates in
WikiProject Vietnam.

linked pages

{{Template:User WP Vietnam|invite}}

This user invites you to join
WikiProject Vietnam.

linked pages

For other Vietnam user templates see Category:Vietnam user templates.

Here are the userboxes users can copy and paste into their userpages if they wish to denote their membership in WikiProject Viet Nam.

Tasks

In rough order of importance, by type of task.

Tagging and assessment

Tag the talk pages of all Vietnam-related articles that are not already tagged with {{WPVN}}.
Assess all of our unknown-quality and unknown-importance articles.

Article improvement

Expand and improve our Top-importance Vietnam articles, especially those that are rated Start-class or Stub-class.
Add references to Vietnam-related BLPs that lack them.
Improve the articles in our cleanup listing (some of these have been tagged since 2006).
Standardize and improve the articles on Vietnam's regions, provinces, districts and populated places (some are just one sentence).
Translate, create or expand articles listed under Requested articles.
Take care of requests at Category:Wikipedia requested maps in Vietnam (474 as of October 2012).
Take care of requests at Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Vietnam (461 as of October 2012).
Expand and improve the articles on all 54 officially recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam.
Determine and add etymologies of the district names for each district listed at Category:Districts of Vietnam.

Policy and guidelines

Further develop our style guidelines.

Regular maintenance

Maintain the Vietnam portal: pick featured articles and featured pictures, update monthly DYK list, etc.
Maintain WikiProject Vietnam and related pages (including our task list!)
Verify the status of Vietnam-related articles up for deletion.

Naming conventions

The naming conventions for articles about Vietnam, including discussion on use of diacritics, can be found at Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Vietnamese).

Assessment

We currently have 10,681 articles tagged as part of WikiProject Vietnam.

Vietnam articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA		2	12	25			39
FL	2	1	1	4			8
A		3	13	4		2	22
GA	2	12	23	53		15	105
B	19	31	72	164		137	423
C	25	70	146	493		260	994
Start	43	129	313	1,633	10	1,554	3,682
Stub	12	34	160	2,534	79	2,793	5,612
List	6	15	32	113	6	108	280
Template		1	1		448		450
NA		2	8	25	5,101		5,136
Other					8		8
Assessed	109	300	781	5,048	5,652	4,869	16,759
Unassessed			1	5	2	614	622
Total	109	300	782	5,053	5,654	5,483	17,381
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 56,817			Ω = 5.29

Assessment – Our rating system
Project statistics – Statistices for our rating system
V1.0 index logs, sortings, stats, etc.
Vietnam articles by quality log

Recognized content

Featured/A-class/Good articles

FA/A/GA-class Vietnam-related articles

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:WikiProject Vietnam articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

No results were found.

Did you knows (DYKs)

Vietnam-related DYKs

The following items all appeared in the Wikipedia:Main page's Did You Know section during the month of July 2010 (see older items):

31 July 2010

... that as a result of his success during the Cambodian Campaign, Army of the Republic of Vietnam General Do Cao Tri was dubbed the "Patton of the Parrot's Beak"?
... that General Mai Huu Xuan presided over the capture of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem after a successful coup, which Do Mau helped organise?

28 July 2010

... that the former Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig was one of two US battalion commanders in the Battle of Ap Gu during the Vietnam War?

24 July 2010

... that during the Vietnam War's Battles of Prek Klok I and II, 13 times more Viet Cong were killed than American troops?

22 July 2010

... that Operation Lam Son II during the Vietnam War was an attempt to combine security sweeps with winning hearts and minds by organizing village fairs?
... that U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam Graham Martin held George W. Webber implicitly responsible for a mortar attack that killed 32 South Vietnamese children?
... that after the French ironclad Atalante was condemned in Saigon in 1887, she fell into such a state of disrepair that "she foundered one night and gradually sank into the mud"?

19 July 2010

... that during the Vietnam War the Swedish FNL movement used to attack U.S. diplomats with eggs, tomatoes and, occasionally, surströmming?

13 July 2010

... that woodworkers from the Vietnamese village of Kim Bồng (sample art pictured) created not only detail work for Huế's Imperial City, but also an entire warship for the Spanish navy?

2 July 2010

... that, out of the 2,600 km (1,600 mi) of track in use in Vietnam's national railway network, 85% of passenger volume and 60% of cargo volume is transported along the 1,726 km (1,072 mi) North–South Railway line?

Current nominations

See Article alerts

Version 1.0 selections

The following articles within the scope of this project have been selected by the Version 1.0 Editorial Team for inclusion in one or more release versions.

Requested tasks

List requests for new articles, or for articles to be translated from another Wiki, under the appropriate heading below. Please place newer requests at the bottom of a list, and sign your posts with ~~~~ to facilitate discussion. If your request involves translating a page from a different language version of Wikipedia, please link to the page in question like this:

[[:vi:Vạn Kiếp|Vạn Kiếp]]

Translation

See also: Wikipedia:Translators available#Vietnamese-to-English

Vạn Kiếp - located at the intersection of the Cầu, Thương, Đuống, Kinh Thày, and Thái Bình Rivers, now located in Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province
Tứ Ân Hiếu Nghĩa (four indebtedness towards parental and meaningful relationships) - a newly recognized religion in Vietnam, for linking in the Religion in Vietnam article. --dragfyre_ʞןɐʇc 20:35, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Vietnam Committee for Solidarity of Catholics
Land dispute in Tien Lang
vi:Giáo hội Phật giáo Việt Nam Thống nhất
vi:Giáo dục Việt Nam Cộng hòa
vi:Giáo dục Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa
vi:Hệ thống giáo dục Việt Nam
vi:Kinh tế Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa
vi:Viện trợ nước ngoài trong Chiến tranh Việt Nam
vi:Vụ án Năm Cam và đồng phạm
Văn Hiệp
vi:Vụ án Nọc Nạn
vi:Đội Thiếu niên Tiền phong Hồ Chí Minh
vi:Phạm Bình Minh
vi:Phạm Quý Ngọ
vi:Nguyễn Công Hoan

Creation

The Old Quarter, historic centre of Hanoi
Tạ Văn Rục
27 missing articles for administrative divisions of Huế#Administrative divisions
28 blank articles in the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam
22 blank articles in the List of hospitals in Vietnam.
Vietnamese Confucianism (equivalent to Korean Confucianism article)
Ông đồ (specialist in writing Chinese characters)
Quảng Yên Province - is old province mentioned at Việt Bắc
Hồng Gai Special Zone — mentioned at Việt Bắc
Mai Đà - District of Hòa Bình; mentioned at Việt Bắc
Giao Châu
Hoa Long, a village in the former Phước Tuy Province, now Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province.
Trần Quang Hải, musician and son of Trần Văn Khê
A number of blank articles in the List of Vietnamese handicraft villages. dragfyre_ʞןɐʇc 18:39, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Second Sino-Vietnamese War
Bắc Thái Tỉnh; (Bac Thai Tinh, Bắc Thái, Bac Thai)
Hà Bắc Tỉnh; (Ha Bac Tinh, Hà Bắc, Ha Bac)
Hải Hưng Tỉnh; (Hai Hung Tinh, Hải Hưng, Hai Hung)
Minh Hải Tỉnh; (Minh Hai Tinh, Minh Hải, Minh Hai)
Land Disputes Vietnam’s [1]
Guinness World Records - Vietnamese holders

Expansion

Lái Thiêu -- Monni (talk) 13:26, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Luong Bich Huu -- 84.249.98.96 (talk) 19:13, 20 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Pham Ngoc Lan the first pilot to score hits on US fighter jets has been roughly translated for technical terms, but needs more work, any English language editor can help. Bachcell (talk) 20:27, 5 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Central Vietnam ~~- redirects to Tây Nguyên~~
Vietnamese poetry
Kiều Công Tiễn - see vi:Kiều Công Tiễn
Hải Ninh - mentioned at Viet Bac
Chà bông or thịt chà bông - a type of meat product -- oh, looks like it's the same as Rousong (is that correct?)
Việt Hùng, cai luong singer
Buu Son Ky Huong, a religious/political movement. for linking in the Religion in Vietnam article. --dragfyre_ʞןɐʇc 20:35, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Chi Hoa

Improvement and cleanup

David Thai, references need some cleanup and organization
My Dinh — 6 July 2010

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External links

Portal of the Government of Vietnam
Communist Party of Vietnam
National Assembly: the Vietnamese legislative body
General Statistics Office
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Lao Cai Provincial Government (in Vietnamese)

Media

State-run

Voice of Vietnam: State radio broadcaster
Vietnam Television: State television broadcaster
Vietnam News Agency: Official state news agency
- Vietnam News - daily newspaper from the state-run Vietnam News Agency Template:En icon
Nhân Dân (The People): Official Communist Party newspaper
Quân đội Nhân Dân: Newspaper of the People's Army
Vietnam Net: Largest Vietnamese portal, run by the government-owned Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Corporation
Hà Nội Mới (New Hanoi): run by the Hanoi Communist Party Template:Vi icon
Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Saigon): run by the Ho Chi Minh City Communist Party

Non state-run

While all media in Vietnam must be sponsored by a Communist Party organization and be registered with the government, the following media sources have less government control than others.

VnExpress: Popular online newspaper Template:Vi icon
Tuổi Trẻ (Youth): Daily newspaper with highest circulation, affiliated with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Organization of Ho Chi Minh City Template:Vi icon
Thanh Niên (Youth): Major daily newspaper, affiliated with the Vietnam National Youth Federation
Lao Động (Labour): Major daily newspaper, affiliated with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (the sole labour union in Vietnam) Template:Vi icon
Tiền Phong (Vanguard): Major daily newspaper, affiliated with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth organization Template:Vi icon
Vietnam Economic Times - for foreign investors
Báo trực tuyến - Vietnam Online News Template:Vi icon
Saigon Times Weekly - business newspaper Template:En icon

Overseas-based

These news sources are completely free from the control, censorship and influence by the Vietnamese communist regime.

[2] - SBTN Television - Vietnamese, U.S. and international news. Template:Vi icon
[3] - Thoi Bao News - Major Vietnamese newspaper for North American Overseas Vietnamese communities Template:Vi icon
[4] - Nguoi Viet News - Major Vietnamese newspaper for Overseas Vietnamese in Southern California. Template:Vi icon
[5] - BBC Vietnamese Template:Vi icon
[6] - VOA Vietnamese Template:Vi icon
[7] NTDTV Vietnamese Template:Vi icon
[8] - RUVR Vietnamese Template:Vi icon
[9] - CRI Vietnamese Template:Vi icon
[10] - RFI Vietnamese Template:Vi icon
[11] - RFA Vietnamese Template:Vi icon
[12] - NHK Vietnamese Template:Vi icon
[13] - ABC Radio Australia Vietnamese Template:Vi icon
[14] - KBS Vietnamese Template:Vi icon
[15] - VOA Vietnamese Template:Vi icon

Overviews

VietNam Map
BBC - Country profile: Vietnam
CIA World Factbook - Vietnam
Freedom House "Countries at the Crossroads" report - Vietnam: information on government accountability, civil liberties, rule of law, and anticorruption efforts
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Vietnam
Open Directory Project - Vietnam directory category
U.S. State Department - Vietnam includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
U.S. Library of Congress - Country Study: Vietnam
Information about Vietnam: from the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affair
Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui: News concerning Vietnam (English & French)
Business Anti-Corruption Portal Vietnam Country Profile
Vietnam Photos The Travel Photos Gallery in all part of Vietnam
Vietnamese Art Traditions,History,Pioneers and Contemporary Artists

Sources of information

The Vietnam Tourism province pages and Vietnamese Wikipedia are good sources of basic information. The maps that should be found on each page are "made to order" for Wikipedia, rather than sourced from another site, but they're not all finished yet. They don't need to be placed on each page right away — they can be added when they're ready.
Nom Foundation Nom Lookup Tool Helps you find the Hán Tự (Chinese characters) to match Quốc ngữ words.
Chinese character to Han Tu dictionary
Vietnamese English Dictionary
Bathrobe's Chinese, Japanese & Vietnamese Language Site - A good source for names of bird species in Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and English.