Get rich, quick: Vietnam’s next revolution
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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The country’s leader is in a mad rush to transform his country into an upper-middle-income powerhouse before geopolitical forces stall its rise. America’s army is being thinned out; we examine the risks of putting both weapons and generals on the chopping block (10:12). And remembering Ed Smylie, who saved the crew of Apollo 13 with a delightfully low-tech plan (17:47).
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| 1:28.8 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:31.0 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:39.4 | America's Secretary of Defense is on a ruthless cleanup mission with the Army, |
| 1:46.0 | mixing kit at a prodigious rate and clearing out the highest ranks. |
| 1:51.0 | Our defense editor says that, perhaps unsurprisingly, that comes with big risks. |
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