Is Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City the capital of Vietnam?

Question

Is Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City the capital of Vietnam?

Answer 1

Hanoi

Answer 2

the above answerer is correct: hanoi.

Answer 3

Ha noi is indeed the capital city of vietnam, however, ho chi minh city is the largest city in vietnam and is considered the commercial capital of the country.

Answer 4

Interesting why many people are spelling "Hanoi" and not "Ha Noi", "Ho Chi Minh" and not "Hochiminh" :-).

Anyway the capital of Vietnam is Ha Noi, a city in North Vietnam.  Ho Chi Minh City, aka Saigon, used to be the capital of the Southern Country, before the war ended in 1975.

The name "Ha Noi" means "within rivers", as the city itself is surrounded by many rivers.