Vietnam Is in Southeast Asia, Not Central Asia

No. Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia, on the eastern Indochinese Peninsula.

Central Asia comprises:

• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Uzbekistan

These are landlocked, largely steppe/mountain countries bordered by Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan.

Vietnam's Neighbors:

• China (north)
• Laos & Cambodia (west)
• South China Sea (east/south)

Southeast Asia also includes Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, Timor-Leste.