The handaxe research in Vietnam began in 1960,and there are three groups of handaxe sites found in the Northern(Nui Do),Central(An khê),and Southeastern Vietnam(Xuan L(o)c).The discovery and research of handaxe sites in Vietnam not only played an important role in the construction of the cultural history of Southeast Asia on the mainland,but also irreplaceable in the investigation of the relationship between East Asia and Southeast Asia,as well as Paleolithic cultures between East and West.In this paper,the history of handaxe research in Vietnam is reviewed,and the background and significance of handaxe research in three regions of Vietnam are summarized.