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Vietnam - Asia's Shining Star

Graham Watson

19th November 2020

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Vietnam has done well this year, and is a rare economy that has grown during the pandemic.

One salient reason? It has benefitted from increased demand for home electronics produced in its increasingly high-tech factories. "Real GDP growth in Vietnam is projected to strengthen to 6.5% as normalisation of domestic and foreign economic activity continues."

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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