Scandals at Petrovietnam highlight Vietnam's reform headaches

State-owned enterprises reassert their dominance as TPP talks stall

20171026_mag_PE Petrovietnam Gas Station

For decades, Petrovietnam has enjoyed an effective monopoly on fuel retailing in Vietnam.

ATSUSHI TOMIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

HANOI Vietnam currently has the highest level of economic growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but efforts to reform state-owned enterprises -- a key to further expansion -- seem to be going nowhere.

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