Why NZ shouldn't forget Vietnam

Why NZ shouldn't forget Vietnam
Vietnam's growth has taken off in recent years. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka, BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
At the bottom of the third-tallest tower in Vietnam is a supermarket that would make any New Zealander proud.The sparkling white fresh-fruit section of the Lotte Centre in Hanoi is dominated by New Zealand apples and kiwifruit; the supermarket’s meat chiller section is stocked with NZ beef.  Even the haircare section has a NZ presence with Zuru’s Monday haircare product occupying shelf space.  But this isn’t a story of how much of an effect NZ has had on Vietnam.  The fruit section of a small supermarket at the...

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