There are a lot of European, Korean and Japanese corperations here

Like a lot

Like this weird ass Samsung TV that I have in my room for some reasons

The middle class in Vietnam is growing

My family personally is middle class and stuff are going well for us

Talkihg about SOE

Unlike private companies, SOEs and Military owned companies actually get their shit done

MOEs?

man vietnam signed up for TPP

whyyy

this also makes me suspicious lol

I feel like war is brewing ngl

We actually went to war with China 40 years ago

because the people learn all about marxism, but then their government does the opposite?

is that why?

"The government can then use those proceeds to help in funding infrastructure projects to attract more foreign investment."

is this part of why SOEs are being sold off?

No, the South East China Sea problem

As you have already know, our GDP is low, maybe the state are selling off those SOEs because they're inefficient and to pay off debts and do as listed above

The people don't care about Marxism/Leninism or Communism and Socialism and they certainly won't start another bloody civil war just because the government isn't what they claim to be

There are a clear trait of nationalism in Vietnamese society and even though the government is "Socialist", they are in fact Nationalistic

GG @Stander, you just advanced to level 16!

Vandalizing historical Vietnamese national heroes can land you in jail

The school books encourage Nationalism and national pride

Propaganda posters have a certain amount of Nationalistic content in them

Like this for example

"Glory to be a soldier"

"Protect the Fatherland"

"Vietnam in my heart"

"30th year celebration of the Dien Bien Phu Victory 1954/1984"
"The Dien Bien Phu Spirit"
""Fight a hundred battles, win a hundred battles"
"Our Youth stand ready to protect the Fatherland"

"we are destined to win, they are destined to lose"
This one implies that China lost the war of 1979 to Vietnam

There are definitely Communist elements in these ones

But there are definitely nationalist elements in these

Nationalism is silly

Nationalism helped us through wars

Without Nationalism, I don't think we'll win the war against, South Vietnam, China and Cambodia and Thailand