In writings about Hạ Long Bay, the following Vietnamese writers said:

Though other more recent Vietnamese writers have been more appreciative of Barrière.

"Vietnamese writers are still focused on telling the 'true stories' that aren't taught in schools, the secret truths," Hieu said.

Phạm Duy Tốn (1881 - 25 February 1924) was a Vietnamese writer.

The official reason for the trip is a conference of American and Vietnamese writers in Hanoi.

Andrew Lam (born 1964) is a Vietnamese American writer.

The writing is mostly in-house, by staff writers who have established themselves as the most influential Vietnamese writers in the United States.

It is a Vietnamese writer - now in prison - who demands political openness.

About Cambodia, a noted Vietnamese writer said: "There is individual relief, that our fighting is over, and collective resignation.

No writings in Chinese by Vietnamese writers survive from the Chinese domination.