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Vietnam's manufacturing ambitions hinge on stalled wind farms

Original: Vietnam's efforts to meet the world's expectations to reduce reliance on China's manufacturing sector may depend on the

Vietnam has been counted on to absorb manufacturing capacity as global companies seek to reduce reliance on China, but that role may depend on the fate of a handful of mothballed wind farms. Rising energy costs and the threat of blackouts are putting pressure on the country's power supply, raising doubts about whether Vietnam can reliably support the industrial expansion the world expects of it.

Why now: Soaring energy costs and looming blackouts are casting doubt on Vietnam's ability to serve as an alternative manufacturing hub to China.

VietnamChinaThe Japan Times

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