Vietnam = “China lite”

From The Economist, 24 April 2008:
It is tempting to view Vietnam as a mini-China, since both countries are run by ardently capitalist communists, but there are differences. A foreign diplomat in Hanoi who used to serve in Beijing says that “everything here is more moderate than in China.” Vietnam is a bit less harsh with [...]

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Vietnam economy

From the International Herald Tribune/AP, 26 March 2008:
Within Asia, Vietnam’s growth has been second only to China in the past few years, with economic liberalization drawing a flood of foreign investment.
But rising inflation, which reached 16.4 percent in the first quarter, has threatened to undermine the economic success story …
Standard Chartered forecasts Vietnam’s GDP to [...]

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