TOKYO -- Vietnam stood out among its Southeast Asian peers last year with robust export growth, outpacing peer manufacturing hubs Malaysia and Thailand as the country benefitted from supply chain shifts away from China.
Expansion of U.S.-bound shipments add momentum as supply chains shift
Shipping containers at a port in the city of Hai Phong, Vietnam. The nation has been a big beneficiary of the U.S.-China rivalry. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Vietnam stood out among its Southeast Asian peers last year with robust export growth, outpacing peer manufacturing hubs Malaysia and Thailand as the country benefitted from supply chain shifts away from China.