In an article entitled “The rise of Vietnam”, published by the Foreign Policy magazine this week, Bremmer wrote, “Vietnam has remained politically stable through the tough times …and largely committed to reform”.

He went on to say that investors are again buzzing about opportunities in Vietnam’s major cities and export zones.

He added that, a number of investors, particularly in Japan and South Korea, are showing “a spike in interest in Vietnam’s export infrastructure”.

According to Bremmer, “Outsiders are impressed, as the (Vietnamese) Prime Minister has kept their confidence by pressing ahead with market-oriented reforms despite the spike in inflation in 2008 and the economic turbulence of recent months.”