vietnam moving ahead james myers trade commissioner hcmc october 2004 the geography image of australia in my thuan bridge mekong delta aud 90m opened 2000 telstra fosters rmit anz bank bluescope leightons day overview average gdp growth 7 5 population 80 million rapidly emerging consumer class developing private sector agriculture dominant workforce focus on foreign investment rapid imports 33 exports overseas vietnamese play important role development economic reform daily life and economy have been transformed by few countries experienced such change with stability s gradual pace may generated greater benefits than if they had adopted a big bang approach is heading right direction to achieve indicators more successful se asian economies traditional modern & relationship 2003 there are over 300 000 australian merchandise 424 services 215 2 3 billion 339 accumulated fdi 81 projects 900 co 90 oda ausaid 73
