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Vietnam rising working-age population to lift economic growth

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Vietnams economic growth and industrialization may get a boost as the Southeast Asian country adds more people to the labor force, the census report said.

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Vietnam rising working-age population to lift economic growth

Census speaks more languages than ever – San Jose Mercury News

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Census speaks more languages than ever San Jose Mercury News In Silicon Valley, selling people on the census in Spanish, Vietnamese , Mandarin and Tagalog is so yesteryear. … and more

Vietnam Fast Facts:

  • GDP (2008): $84.98 billion.
  • Real growth rate: 6.23% (2008)
  • Inflation rate (January 2009): 17.48% year-on-year.
  • External debt (2008): 29.8% of GDP, $21.8 billion.
  • Population: 85.79 million
  • Services: 38.10% of GDP, 2008
  • Exports: $62.9 billion
  • Imports: $80.4 billion
  • Goldman Sachs paper: Vietnam: The Next Asian Tiger in the Making