Vietnam makes ‘impressive’ growth despite global slowdown


The Vietnamese economy has been boosted by the ongoing trade war between the US and China, as companies looking for stability move to Southeast Asia from China. – EPA pic, December 27, 2019.

VIETNAM’S economy notched up an “impressive” 7% growth this year to beat its government-set target as the sustained US-China trade war dented economies worldwide.

The spat between Washington and Beijing has dragged on for 18 months, as both have inflicted punitive tit-for-tat tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of goods.


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