stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ æz ˈɜːli æz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, ˈɛn dʒˈiː jˈuː wˈaɪ lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːsˈiːfˈaɪv ˈɛn fˈʌk əŋɡˈaɪɛɹn ɐlˈaʊd pˌoːɹtʃəɡˈiːz mˈɜːtʃənts tə sˈɛt ˌʌp ɐ tɹˈeɪdɪŋ pˈoʊst æt fˈeɪfoʊ mˈɑːdɚndˈeɪ ˈeɪtʃ lˌɛɾɚwˈʌnˈiːdˈiːnˈaɪn ˈaɪ æn.
Starting as early as 1615, Nguyễn Phúc Nguyên allowed Portuguese merchants to set up a trading post at Faifo (modern-day Hội An).