Vietnam on the rise
24 April 2018 |
4:10 pm
The possibility that you are watching this video on a smartphone made in Vietnam is very high. Mobile phones have become Vietnam’s number one export, generating export revenues of more than $45 billion in 2017. While global trade is stagnating, Vietnam’s trade is soaring.
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