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This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on March 29, 2021 - April 04, 2021. - A + A AMID the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam has emerged as Asia’s shining star, turning in one of the best economic performances in 2020 even as economies worldwide tumbled into a recession from the onslaught of the novel coronavirus and resultant lockdowns. Although not unscathed, it did eke out a decent GDP growth of 2.9% last year — a result that the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) country report pointed out was among the top in the world. Vietnam’s growth has been largely...
