Today, the Vietnamese diaspora is a force of around 5m people, living and working everywhere from America to eastern Europe.

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These changes, plus cheap labour and political stability, turned Vietnam into an alternative to China. The country has ...

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Policies shaped by that era still influence the political ... including those of the diaspora — to coexist, ungated by the official narrative. The lessons of Vietnam are deep for America as ...

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Each year on April 30, while Vietnam celebrates Liberation Day – the reunification of North and South – diaspora communities gather under yellow flags to mourn what many call Black April or ...

and also between the government of Vietnam and the diaspora,” said Tuong Vu, a professor of political science at the University of Oregon and founding director of its U.S.-Vietnam Research Center.

Despite having one of the largest trade surpluses with the United States, Vietnam lacks the wealth of Japan, the strategic alliances of European nations, and the global influence of China.