which countries share land border with vietnam?
Houaphan Salavan Province Savannakhet Province Bolikhamxai Phongsaly Province China Laos Khammouan Louangphabang Province Attapu Province
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 China has the longest combined land border in the world , measuring 22 @,@ 117 km ( 13 @,@ 743 mi ) from the mouth of the Yalu River to the Gulf of Tonkin . China borders 14 nations , more than any other country except Russia , which also borders 14 . China extends across much of East Asia , bordering Vietnam , Laos , and Myanmar ( Burma ) in Southeast Asia ; India , Bhutan , Nepal , Afghanistan , and Pakistan in South Asia ; Tajikistan , Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in Central Asia ; and Russia , Mongolia , and North Korea in Inner Asia and Northeast Asia . Additionally , China shares maritime boundaries with South Korea , Japan , Vietnam , and the Philippines . 

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 Vietnam and Malaysia share a maritime border in the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea , and have overlapping claims in the Spratly Islands . Both have an embassy located in the other 's capital ; Vietnam has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur , and Malaysia has an embassy in Hanoi and a consulate office in Ho Chi Minh City . Historical records show that Vietnamese people have visited states and Sultanates comprising modern @-@ day Malaysia in small numbers since the 18th century , and Malaysia is currently home to a large Vietnamese expatriate community consisting of migrant workers , mail order brides and students , numbering around 100 @,@ 000 people . Vietnam also hosts a small Malaysian expatriate community , consisting mostly of businessmen based in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi . 

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