Vietnam And Myanmar: Growing Closer
March 29th, 2012
Via The Diplomat, a look at the relationship between Myanmar and Vietnam: Burma’s President Thein Sein arrived in Hanoi for an official visit on March 20, where he received a warm welcome from Vietnam’s leaders, including President Truong Tan Sang. Thetwo-day visit came at a time when the two countries have increasingly sought to enhance […]
Read more »Vietnam: A New Asian Tiger?
February 23rd, 2012
Via Foreign Policy, a report on Vietnam’s Vietnam many intrinsic strengths — a young labor force, abundant natural resources, and political stability — as well as some short-term risks to a productivity-led growth agenda: It’s clear that much has changed in Southeast Asia since the Vietnam War. Over the past 25 years, Vietnam has transformed itself. […]
Read more »Vietnam’s Capitalistic Trail
January 15th, 2011
Courtesy of The Globe & Mail, a detailed report on Vietnam’s economic growth: “…Nguyen Duc Tai was on a mission one sweltering January morning in Vietnam’s commercial capital, Ho Chi Minh City. Flush with cash from his annual bonus, he wanted to buy his wife a new mobile phone, a gift for the coming Tet […]
Read more »Vietnam Comes Calling
November 18th, 2010
Via The Financial Times, a report highlighting Viettel’s (the military-run mobile phone network operator that is Vietnam’s largest) overseas expansion in the past few years. As the article notes: “…The persistent attempts by Huawei, the Chinese telecoms equipment manufacturer, to break into into the US have been met with hostility by American legislators suspicious about […]
Read more »Vietnam: A Future BRIC?
May 4th, 2010
Via Nicholas Vardy, a look at Vietnam and the possibility that it may continue to grow closer to BRIC status in the years ahead: More than 30 years after the fall of Saigon, the word “Vietnam” still evokes one of the most shameful chapters in recent American history. And Vietnam itself remains a country of […]
Read more »Vietnam: A Sunny Forecast?
February 26th, 2010
Via Foreign Policy and The Eurasia Group, an interesting look at Vietnam’s economic prospects. As the article notes: “…A few years ago, Vietnam looked set to lead the pack among “frontier markets,” the next wave of emerging players to offer cutting-edge growth and investment opportunities. Banks were setting up Vietnam funds. Unfortunately, the country’s sometimes […]
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