code 84 1 According to the official name and 1992 Constitution. Vietnam (pronounced  /ˌviː.ɛtˈnɑːm/   vee-et-NAHM ;  Vietnamese :  Việt Nam ) is the easternmost  country  on the  Indochina   Peninsula  in  Southeast Asia . It is bordered by  China  to the north,  Laos  to the northwest,  Cambodia  to the southwest,