Curriculum Vietnam's Economy
Vietnam's Economy
How Vietnam rose from war and hunger to one of Asia's fastest-growing economies: post-war planning, becoming a rice exporter, Samsung and foreign investment, trade deals, China+1, state firms, coffee, poverty reduction, strong schools, a property and bond scandal, US tariffs and lessons for India.
- Vietnam After the War: Planning and Hunger How Vietnam's economy struggled after reunification in 1975 under central planning and collective farming, leading to food shortages and hyperinflation. 📄 Read-aloud
- From Rice Imports to Rice Exporter How giving farmers control over land and output turned Vietnam from a rice importer into one of the world's biggest rice exporters within a few years. 📄 Read-aloud
- Samsung in Vietnam How Samsung built giant phone factories in northern Vietnam, becoming its biggest exporter, and what this shows about foreign investment-led growth. 📄 Read-aloud
- Vietnam's Web of Trade Deals How Vietnam joined the WTO and signed many free trade agreements, including CPTPP and the EU deal, making it one of the world's most open economies. 📄 Read-aloud
- Vietnam and China+1 How Vietnam benefited as companies moved production out of China after the 2018 US-China trade war, and concerns about Chinese goods being routed through Vietnam. 📄 Read-aloud
- State Firms and the Party's Role How Vietnam combines a market economy with Communist Party rule and state-owned enterprises, and the 2024-25 anti-corruption campaign and reforms. 📄 Read-aloud
- Vietnam's Economy: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on Vietnam's post-war economy, rice, Samsung, trade deals and China+1. 5 questions
- Vietnam's Coffee Boom How Vietnam became the world's second-largest coffee producer within a few decades, mostly robusta, and the effects on global prices and the environment. 📄 Read-aloud
- How Vietnam Cut Poverty How Vietnam reduced extreme poverty from most of the population to a small share within a few decades, and the roles of farming, jobs and public services. 📄 Read-aloud
- Vietnam's Surprising School Results How Vietnamese students scored as high as students in rich countries on international tests, and what explains this "Vietnam puzzle". 📄 Read-aloud
- Vietnam's Property and Bond Troubles How a real estate boom financed by corporate bonds ended in a crisis in 2022-23, including the Van Thinh Phat fraud case, and what it shows about financial risks. 📄 Read-aloud
- Trade Surpluses and US Tariffs Why Vietnam runs a large trade surplus with the United States, how the 2025 US tariffs threatened its export model, and how Vietnam negotiated. 📄 Read-aloud
- Lessons for India from Vietnam What India can learn from Vietnam's reforms, openness and education, where the countries differ, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud