Some may refer to the kingdom of Xích Quỷ (2879–2524 BCE) established by King Kinh Dương, in which written records described it of this size:
Unfortunately, this is legendary, and not real. There is no evidence of Xích Quỷ’s existence or being this big. At most, the records written centuries later were referring to the Baiyue tribes as a whole. In reality, those tribes never formed a united nation.
Some may refer to the kingdom of Văn Lang (7th cent.–258 BCE) established by Lạc Long Quân, in which written records described it of this size:
Unfortunately, this is also legendary, and not real, with the same basis as Xích Quỷ’s. However, it was plausible that the kingdom of Văn Lang was real, just not this big, and was ruled by the Lạc Việt, of whom China and Vietnam have differing opinions on its location. According to official Vietnamese history, this was its actual size:
Some may refer to the state of Nanyue [Nam Việt] (204–111 BCE) established by Zhao Tuo [Triệu Đà], which became independent from the Qin empire [nhà Tần]. At its peak, this was the size:
However, whether Nanyue was a Chinese or Vietnamese state is still controversial. According to both modern Chinese and Vietnamese recognitions, Nanyue was a Chinese state that ruled the land of Vietnam, and was a conqueror that began the eras of Chinese domination. So no, this was not a Vietnamese state.
The largest empire Vietnam had ever become with clear historical records and effectively belonged to Vietnam was the empire of Đại Nam (1839–1945), with the size that included parts of modern-day Laos and Cambodia:
During Emperor Minh Mạng of Nguyễn dynasty, Vietnam reached its peak in physical size, swallowing up most of Cambodia, half of Laos, with vassalage from the Lao kingdom of Champasak and Jrai chiefdoms in modern-day Central Vietnam.
I am an attorney in the Washington DC area, with a Doctor of Law in the US, attended the master program at the National School of Administration of Việt Nam, and graduated from Sài Gòn University Law School. I aso studied philosophy at the School of Letters in Sài Gòn.
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I have worked as an anti-trust attorney for Federal Trade Commission and a litigator for a fortune-100 telecom company in Washington DC.
I have taught law courses for legal professionals in Việt Nam and still counsel VN government agencies on legal matters.
I have founded and managed businesses for me and my family, both law and non-law.
I have published many articles on national newspapers and radio stations in Việt Nam.
In 1989 I was one of the founding members of US-VN Trade Council, working to re-establish US-VN relationship.
Since the early 90's, I have established and managed VNFORUM and VNBIZ forum on VN-related matters; these forums are the subject of a PhD thesis by Dr. Caroline Valverde at UC-Berkeley and her book Transnationalizing Viet Nam.
I translate poetry and my translation of "A Request at Đồng Lộc Cemetery" is now engraved on a stone memorial at Đồng Lộc National Shrine in VN.
I study and teach the Bible and Buddhism. In 2009 I founded and still manage dotchuoinon.com on positive thinking and two other blogs on Buddhism.
In 2015 a group of friends and I founded website CVD - Conversations on Vietnam Development (cvdvn.net).
I study the art of leadership with many friends who are religious, business and government leaders from many countries.
I have written these books, published by Phu Nu Publishing House in Hanoi:
"Positive Thinking to Change Your Life", in Vietnamese (TƯ DUY TÍCH CỰC Thay Đổi Cuộc Sống) (Oct. 2011)
"10 Core Values for Success" (10 Giá trị cốt lõi của thành công) (Dec. 2013)
"Live a Life Worth Living" (Sống Một Cuộc Đời Đáng Sống) (Oct. 2023)
I practice Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi for health, and play guitar as a hobby, usually accompanying my wife Trần Lê Túy Phượng, aka singer Linh Phượng.
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