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World Service,31 Jul 2013,17 mins

Vietnam: Leaving the Past Behind

Business Daily

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It may be one of the few remaining communist states in the world but Vietnam has embraced capitalism enthusiastically. Exports have risen sharply since the market reforms of the 1980s and tourism is booming. We hear from the entrepreneurs whose ambition is keeping the economy moving forward and we find out why so many of the country's top entrepreneurs are women?

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