If you crossed the street 10 years ago in downtown Saigon, the biggest risk would be the steady stream of cyclists. Attempting the same feat today in the bustling business centre officially known as Ho Chi Minh City is a bigger challenge: bicycles have been replaced by a wave of mopeds and scooters. Toyota Land Cruisers, Asia’s vehicle of choice, are already starting to appear. Vietnam has embarked on capitalism’s long road to riches, and there is no room for U-turns.
“Everyone’s looking for a better life,” says Thuy, who works for one of the increasing number of foreign banks in Vietnam. “It’s a change for real and it’s a change for good.”
She is one of the many overseas Vietnamese to have returned home, convinced that...
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