VIETNAM

Total labor force aged 15 and older: 53.7 million Information Population: 89.71 million Total labor force aged 15 and older: 53.7 million Female labor force: 73.4% Male labor force: 81.9% Unemployment rate: 2.2% (more than 1 million) (World Bank, Vietnam 2013, UNFPA 2011, MPI 2014)

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line: 17.2% (2012) Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 76 (2012) Literacy rate: 95.9% GDP growth: 5.4% GDP: $ 171.6 billion FDI: $ 6.84 billion (Jun, 2014) Inflation: 6.6% (World Bank, Vietnam) Information

Information Lower middle income country Joining the WTO in 2007 Joining ASEAN in 1995 Receiving Japan’s ODA of 1.64 billion Top 10 countries in textile and garment exports A member country joining TPP agreement Information

Information 54 ethnic groups Kinh: 86.2% Other groups: 13.8% Folk religions: 45.3% Buddhism: 16.4% Christianity: 8.2% Non-religion: 29.6% Others: 0.5%

Information The Vietnamese value harmonious relations with others The Vietnamese appear to answer “yes” to all questions The Vietnamese smile can be used to show all sorts of emotions The Vietnamese do not have direct eye contact Information

Vietnam textile and garment industry Employment of 2.2 million people Traditional export markets - US, EU, Japan New export markets – Korea, Taiwan, the ME, Singapore Export revenue – $ 15 billion (2012)

Vietnam Textile and Garment Industry 2015 – 2020 Export revenue attaining $ 18 billion in 2015 and $ 25 billion in 2020 Providing employment of 2.75 million people in 2015 and 3.0 million people in 2020 Production growth from 12 – 14% a year Export growth at 15% a year (VITAS)