According to the article, the end of the second Indochina War in 1975 resulted in Vietnam’s reunification and was also the start of a relatively long reconstruction.

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The ABAC Dialogue with APEC Economic Leaders takes place on November 10 

During economic development via trade liberalization, Vietnam joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1995, allowing Hanoi to benefit from increased trade and investment with its ASEAN neighbors through the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) and ASEAN’s free trade agreements (FTAs) with China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand.

The capstone of Vietnamese economic development efforts was membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in early 2007.

The APEC 2006 summit in Hanoi was Vietnam’s coming-out party, its debut on the world economic stage. Improved ties boosted trade, foreign investment, and economic growth, it said.

The article quoted the World Bank as saying that Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) more than doubled from USD 25 billion in 1996 to USD 66 billion in 2006. The gross national income (GNI) per capita improved from USD 310 in 1996 to USD 760 in 2006.

Vietnam is hosting the APEC Year 2017. The APEC 2017 Economic Leaders’ Meeting in the central city of Da Nang on November 10-11 is the most important external event of Vietnam this year, with the participation of leaders from the 21 member economies.

Source: VNA