So many interesting comments here. I'll just leave it at this:
For those who are interested, Merrill Lynch has produced two excellent and detailed reports this year on the state of Vietnam and its economy. If you have any interest in the topic I'd encourage you to read both.
Here they are (direct links to PDFs):
Oct 05,2006
http://rsch1.ml.com/9093/24013/ds/78923062.PDF
http://www.vinacapital.com/upload/files/VietnamStrategyFeb06.pdf
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A Freeper Vet goes to the Vietnam Wall
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1019769/posts
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