Economy

Vietnam's dramatic growth over 50 years

GDP grew 51-fold from 1994, with Apple and Samsung being major driving forces

ATSUSHI TOMIYAMA
May 5, 2025 11:45 JST

Vietnam celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on April 30. Of the world's five remaining communist countries, Vietnam has been the second-fastest growing economy after China.

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