Vietnam
Capital: Hanoi
Introduction
- Country is Vietnam.
- Located in Southeast Asia.
- Absolute location is 21 degrees North and 105 degrees East.
- Relative to Laos, Cambodia, China and Indonesia.
- Surrounded by South China Sea, Gulf of Tonkin and Gulf of Thailand.
What is going well?
- President Truong Tan Sang
- Political system is running well.
- Powers are spread fairly throughout all the branches of government.
- Pays close attention to the people.
- Keeps the country orderly and stable in a majority of areas.
What needs to be worked on?
- Economy needs to be worked on.
- As it is, Vietnam is advancing itself as an economic power.
- This is where the problem lies too though.
- Vietnam has much more exports than it does imports from some of its trading partners such as the China, Korea and Thailand.
- This failure of balance in trade could make Vietnam less of an economic power.
Needs to be mentioned!
- Vietnam has been a country filled with wars.
- Turmoil from the past has continued onto today.
- Fights over territory are still common for Vietnam today.
- Recent confrontation has been with China over islands in South China Sea.
What does the future look like?
- Political system should be able to continue to run the country smoothly in the future.
- If negotiations between Vietnam and its partners can be undergone regarding the trades, then the balance of trade could improve.
- Fighting, however, is still possible whether the other areas are adjusted or not.
- Overall, Vietnam should be able to progress significantly in the future.
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