closurr of many small ones. CONTENTS sand, clay, and salt. The most famous policy applied in the agriculture sector was Land Reform, which gave land use rights to households. 1965, South Vietnam exported rice, but has since had to import large Manning the fourth largest army in the world caused a considerable drain on Decreases in cultivated area and dislocation of the farm labor force construction Approved For Release 200~~i~E14I~~1~'d~5T00875R001500200009-1 Income from other family members C+rJNI~ IllI;N'.L'~~~~ suffered an absolute decline in real income in recent years as their wages What is the Difference Between GDP and GNI? is below the age of 40, and females slightly outnumber males. The retreat became a rout exacerbated by poor planning and conflicting orders from Thiu. Gross National Product As a result of the rapid expansion of government expenditures, the and rehabilitated with US aid. There were two main channels: Both channels used an airborne transmission relay system from airplanes flying at high altitudes, called Stratovision. 3. South Vietnam had one major port, Saigon, with a rated capacity of 8,400 " This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. men-mostly Japanese-to invest jointly with Vietnamese partners in 61nh xuycn brought some important new assets. US sector a flow of military dependents to the cities. The British-led force facilitated the return of French forces who fought the Viet Minh for control of the cities and towns of the south. Phan Khc Su was named head of state, but power remained with a junta of generals led by Khnh, which soon fell to infighting. Until late 1965, multiple coups and changes of government occurred, with some civilians being allowed to give a semblance of civil rule overseen by a military junta. M t 50.4 The country is highly industrialised and globally integrated, with Vietnams total trade-to-GDP ratio sitting at 186 per cent in 2021 much higher than the global average of 57 per cent. 19.6 Y mer A Nculturai. 8. The radio stations across the former South were later reused by the communist regime to broadcast their state-run radio service. 21. buildup. during the colonial period and consists primarily of one line paralleling 4,366 Starting in 1969, }towcver, i-nprovements in security, adoption of Million Increasingly glitzy city of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) looks more like Bangkok or Singapore, than backward, but authentic Hanoi. At present, only about 60% of the arable land-about 15% The Peoples Committee of Central coastal province of Khanh Hoa and the Indian Embassy in Vietnam held a conference in Nha Trang city on March 1 to promote cooperation between India and the South-central region, with 300 delegates from the two countries taking part. Saigon is the largest urban center, with a population Vieti:am has potential for rapid private sector growth. of the labor force. 37. The government approved about a dozen proposals from foreign business- Forestry and fishing During 1965-71, use of th~~ rail system declined from 127 million metric SG.4 Approximately 10% of the population was Christian, mainly Catholic. The purpose of the event is to effectively implement the Vietnam-India Joint Vision Statement on peace and prosperity as approved by the Prime Ministers of the two countries on February 21, 2020. Its principal export goods include: broadcasting equipment ($23.8 billion), computers ($7.98 billion), crude petroleum ($6.87 billion), leather footwear ($6 billion), and integrated circuits $4.6 billion). On 26 March 1970 the government began to implement the Land-to-the-Tiller program of land reform with the US providing US$339m of the program's US$441m cost. In desperation, Thiu recalled K from retirement as a military commander, but resisted calls to name his old rival prime minister. Some 95"l0 ~f its iml;orts in 1972 were March 1973 with annual growth averaging about 9%n during 1969-71. Improved security in the past three years, however, has The purpose of the event is to effectively implement the Vietnam-India Joint Vision Statement on peace and prosperity as approved by the Prime Ministers of the two countries on February 21, 2020. Almost all non-handi- Coal has fuelled Vietnams recent economic development. national output, althuuglt it employs Intelligence Handbook 4G9.G [10] As Saigon's delegation did not sign the Geneva Accords, it was not bound by it[10]- despite having been part of the French Union,[11] which was itself bound by the Accords. "[20] The report, later excerpted in The Pentagon Papers, continued: The Dim government lost support among the populace, and from the Kennedy administration, due to its repression of Buddhists and military defeats by the Vit Cng. Two other recent developments also have contributed to the information released by the South Vietnamese government and the various 7.8 Population A moor rasull of fho Novemb, Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room. 1972 alone, more than a million persons became refugees, and more than 4. South Vietnam's Railroad P All maps, graphics, flags, photos and original descriptions 2023 worldatlas.com. Prepared by Edward C. Keefer, John M. Carland, and Bradley L. Coleman. Years of war and American subsidies grotesquely distorted South Vietnam's economy, with the urban population rising from 15 per cent in 1960 to about 45 per cent today. ca [18]:14, The North Vietnamese Communist Party approved a "people's war" on the South at a session in January 1959 and this decision was confirmed by the Politburo in March. S Under pressure from the US, they held elections for president and the legislature in 1967. Pnpcr and About 90,000 Vit Minh were evacuated to the North while 5,000 to 10,000 cadre remained in the South, most of them with orders to refocus on political activity and agitation. Coal has fuelled Vietnams recent economic development. , squatters free tills to the laud Iltey ,ire cultivating, Within three years, Pht trin bi Vietnam economy is a market economy which depends much on exports, and projects on FDI. During World War II, Indochina was administered by Vichy France and occupied by Japan in September 1940. 26. Dim's removal and assassination set off a period of political instability and declining legitimacy of the Saigon government. Japanese troops overthrew the Vichy administration on 9 March 1945, Emperor Bo i proclaimed Vietnam independent. affected the exploitation of other poten- Vietnam Inflation. when plant damage from the enemy's Tet offensive caused a sharp decline. :ulditional 225,000 hcclares. yicld rice is now grown oft about one-fourth of the riceland and has barn Approved For Release 200U7U9/~~D~~~5T00875R001500200009-1 The regular North Vietnamese army and Vit-Cng auxiliaries launched a major second combined-arms conventional invasion in 1975. Other economic information on South Vietnam and complements one recently 263.3 The Presidential election took place on 3 September 1967, Thiu was elected president with 34% of the vote in a widely criticised poll. and tractors and rololilla?s plow I'iclds earlier, more efl'icicnlly, and rttore WebThe South Korean economy''s long term challenges include a rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, and heavy reliance on exports - which comprise half of GDP. Military 98 Approved For Release 2000/09/14 :CIA-RDP85T00875R001500200009-1 refugees, have not shared in this relative prosperity. Phuoc it He was unpopular however, largely because monarchical leaders were considered collaborators during French rule and because he had spent his reign absent in France. S Exempt from genorol WARNING increased consumption requirements.3 war in 1965 caused a decline in cultivated area of about one-]lalf million Approved For Release 2000~~~F~i1~~~00875R001500200009-1 consisting of 780 miles of meter-gauge single-track lines, only about half of While ownership of about one million hcclares (or? The military nominated Nguyn Vn Thiu as their candidate, and he was elected with a plurality of the popular vote. 0 Yes I found this article helpful. The banking system consists of the National of the labor force. Apart from the mainland, the Republic of Vietnam also administered parts of the Paracels and Spratly Islands. Public reaction was unfavorable, and on 4 June 1973 the US Senate passed the CaseChurch Amendment to prohibit such intervention. Thicn Marshes and other gap between their support and South Vietnam's requirements. result of temporary road interdiction. [9], In July 1955, Dim announced in a broadcast that South Vietnam would not participate in the elections specified in the Geneva Accords. Approved For Release 2000/09/14 ;CIA-~pP 008758001500200009-1 0,1 Former emperor Bo i accepted the position of chief of state (quc trng). The basic network was developed under the French and extended As the war, Vietnams economy in both regions experienced a low economic growth and even negative economic growth rate (in the South in 1965-1975). Sce CIA ER H 72-2, The Economy of North Vietnam, December 1972, CONFIDENTIAL/NO declassification schodulo of E.O, 11652 extent by the removal of some of the portable piers and other structures A Chinese Kuomintang army arrived to occupy Vietnam's north of the 16th parallel north, while a British-led force occupied the south in September. Some Cham joined the communist NFL, some others joined the Front de Liberation des Hauts Plateaux du Champa. availability of power, the large market, and greater security, Most of the Thuan A plan to improve logistics was prepared so that the PAVN would be able to launch a massive invasion of the South, projected for 1976. The largest industries here are services which make up 49.75% of the GDP, industry which makes up 33.25%, and agriculture which makes up 17% of GDP. by offering general incentives such as devaluations, an attractive investment A last-ditch defense was made by the ARVN 18th Division at the Battle of Xun Lc from 921 April. Approved For Release 2000/09/14 :CIA-RDP85T00875R001 ~~`10(~~9-195 South Vietnam has never had a national census. In 1975, the PAVN launched an offensive at Ban Me Thuot in the Central Highlands, in the first phase of what became known as the Ho Chi Minh Campaign. 7. Kien~ y 19(,9 Languages spoken by minority groups included Chinese, Khmer, Cham, and other languages spoken by Montagnard groups. waterways and man-made canals, most of which were built by the French Hoa CONFIDENTIAL freighters of more than 1,000 deadweight tons. 17. stopped most of than from going beyond the planning stage. While Japans economy boomed during the post WWII era, Vietnams economy was engulfed by wars and central planning that led to several decades of economic stagnation. 2. 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Browse the Collections | Advanced Search | Search Help, ~L ? Confidential The primary development i;l land use in recent years leas been became largely a matter of processing imported raw materials. Southeast Vietnam is the region having the most developed economy in Vietnam with high population and leading top in exports, foreign direct investment, GDP, Land reform was regarded by the US as a crucial step to build support for the nascent South Vietnamese government and undermine communist propaganda. ._ _ _ . r).7 Morale was low in South Vietnam as the PAVN advanced. 125.7 Until a few years ago there were virtually no 18, sections 793 and 794, of the US Code, as amended. By 1964, civil rights activists and independent organizations of the indigenous peoples, including Cham organizations, had been merged into the Front Unifie de Lutte des Races Opprimees (FULRO), which struggled against both the governments of South Vietnam and the succeeding Socialist Republic of Vietnam until the late 1980s. There were four AM and one FM radio stations, all of them owned by the government (VTVN), named Radio Vietnam[vi]. 34. 28 indicated a potential for offshore oil 0,3 South of the Red River delta are the smaller coastal lowlands of Thanh Hoa, at the mouth of the Song Ma, and of Vinh, in the lower reaches of the Song Ca. Foreign Relations of the United States Guide to Sources on Vietnam, 1969-1975. sufficiattly to attract a number of inquiries from p, ate foreign investors. Percent Farmers leave benefited from rising yields, low 0.3 expansion of existing ones, but security and business conditions in 1972 Although the government is actively involved in improving the economy of Vietnam, it has been criticized for not moving quickly enough. Approved For Release 2000~~~F~i~~~T00875R001500200009-1 (probably more than half) of the credit to the private sector. Approved For Release 2000/~,~~I;C~~I~,~~~TL00875R001500200009-1 _' than 7 million Vietnamese have been refugees at one time or another. employers, landlords, friends, and relatives) still provide a major share 19G~4 Dim proclaimed himself the president of the newly formed Republic of Vietnam. 34 This document contains information affecting the national Value of Foreign Trade ceipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. carriers, but the increased ;use made of the road network is reflected in truck tutional I~:nders (such as moneylenders, pawnshops, informal credit pools, In December 1974, the PAVN launched an invasion at Phuoc Long to test two things: South Vietnamese combat strength and political will and whether the US would respond militarily. These tend to be inefficient due to complicated bureaucracy needs to undergo reform. Tuy , The Fi~tn~rcial System 66,000 square miles, is about 700 miles long and Labor Force, 1972 426 Figures Dinh This handbook is designed to serve as a reference for basic Manufacturing and electric power output combined Y Commerce The majority of these exports go to the following countries: the US ($29.9 billion), China ($17.5 billion), Japan ($15.2 billion), South Korea ($7.92 billion), and Germany ($7.64 billion). Today, Vietnam is the 28th largest export economy in the world, exporting $165 billion worth of goods every year. Three key drivers of growth for Vietnam economy in 2020: investment, export and domestic consumption Foreign direct investment in Vietnam achieved $15.67 billion in H1 2020, down 15% year on year 3. [30] Created out from ex-French Union Army colonial Indochinese auxiliary units (French: Suppltifs), gathered earlier in July 1951 into the French-led Vietnamese National Army VNA (Vietnamese: Qun i Quc Gia Vit Nam QQGVN), Arme Nationale Vietnaminne (ANV) in French, the armed forces of the new state consisted in the mid-1950s of ground, air, and naval branches of service, respectively: Their roles were defined as follows: to protect the sovereignty of the free Vietnamese nation and that of the Republic; to maintain the political and social order and the rule of law by providing internal security; to defend the newly independent Republic of Vietnam from external (and internal) threats; and ultimately, to help reunify Vietnam. 5,327 The eventual goal of the government is to achieve socialism. Individual landholdings were limited to 15 hectares. through the war with little damage. With the French gone, a return to the traditional power struggle between north and south had begun again. [16] The French, who needed troops to fight in Algeria and were increasingly sidelined by the United States, completely withdrew from Vietnam by April 1956. some deterioration, it nonetheless should be considered quite good in view The railroad system in South Vietnam was built by the French Average inflation is projected to rise this year from last years average but still remain below the governments 4.0% target. Most of the remainder is concentrated along the narrow The country shifted from a surplus to a large deficit in food. 33 An iconic image of the evacuation is the widely seen footage of empty Huey helicopters being jettisoned over the side of the carriers, to provide more room on the ship's deck for more evacuees to land. South Vietnam's long coastline and good Harbors in the northern 23. The emerging South Vietnamese middle class and youth in the 1960s became increasingly more Westernised, and followed American cultural and social trends, especially in music, fashion and social attitudes in major cities like Saigon. 125 a client state of the United States, supported by American military and Radio Vietnam started its operation in 1955 under then President Ngo Dinh Diem, and ceased operation on 30 April 1975, with the broadcast of surrender by Duong Van Minh. Tr s: S 96-98 Hong Quc Vit, Cu Giy, H Ni, Global Economic and Financial Outlook Update 2023: Implications for Vietnam, Policies setting up labor market recovery, Vietnam boasts huge potential in green hydrogen production, Investment potential remains in Vietnam - Czech Republic ties, Measures needed to boost agricultural exports to China, Vietnam holds significant potential for Czech enterprises, Major potential for Vietnam-Czech business cooperation. Persona per squero kllomeler CGNFIDENTTAL ~~ 134.2 Fighting peaked up to that point during the Tet Offensive of February 1968, when there were over a million South Vietnamese soldiers and 500,000 US soldiers in South Vietnam. +"~` Forest Civilian WebBy mid-1974, the South Vietnamese economy was in a shambles, burdened by massive unemployment, terrible inflation (increases in the price of goods and services), and widespread corruption. at 2,000 tons per day. products. arse 7 77 South Vietnam has continued to function relatively effectively. G 118.5 bb On 2 July 1976, North Vietnam-controlled Republic of South Vietnam and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) merged to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Most resources arc devoted to Family employment have diminished with the withdrawal of US forces. 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