Vinh, city in northern Vietnam, on a fertile coastal plain near the Gulf of Tonkin. A trade center on the coastal railroad, Vinh lies in an area in which rice, corn, timber, and livestock are grown; iron and manganese deposits are in the vicinity. Connected with the port of Ben Thuy, on the South China Sea, Vinh has railroad repair shops, a fish cannery, a sawmill, and a power plant. In 1964 United States fighter planes struck targets near Vinh in an action related to the Tonkin Gulf incident during the Vietnam War. Population (1989) 110,652.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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