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Vietnam makes firm steps in post-pandemic recovery: expert

Vietnam has weathered the pandemic storm through a combination of strong yet flexible state leadership that won the confidence and trust of citizens, rapid and nimble response, and innovative use of technology, James Borton of the School of Advanced International Studies under Johns Hopkins University wrote in AsiaGlobal Online.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has weathered the pandemicstorm through a combination of strong yet flexible state leadership that wonthe confidence and trust of citizens, rapid and nimble response, and innovativeuse of technology, James Borton of the School of Advanced International Studiesunder Johns Hopkins University wrote in AsiaGlobal Online.

According to the expert, in early 2020 when the COVID-19broke out, few expected Vietnam, a country with almost 100 millioncitizens and recognised as one of the youngest and fastest-growing economies inSoutheast Asia, to emerge as a successful model for pandemic preparedness andresponse.

He quoted Prof. Vu Thanh Van of the Academy of Journalism and Communication inHanoi as saying that effective policy communication and implementation led topublic trust in the government and resulted in citizens’ support for andcompliance with the government’s policy. The public trust in Vietnam’sgovernment during the pandemic is a good showcase for this relationship.

Vietnam makes firm steps in post-pandemic recovery: expert ảnh 2James Borton's article on AsiaGlobal Online (Screenshot)
James Borton also wrote that at the start of 2021, Vietnamwas struck by a fourth wave of infections, propelled by the highly transmissibleOmicron variant, which resulted in mandated closures of non-essential businessesand food and beverage outlets and limits on transportation services in citiesincluding Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Despite the economic hardships endured bycitizens, the government’s rollout of mass vaccination, which started in March2021, proved to be a significant pathway for the reopening of the country.

Another aspect of Vietnam’s COVID-19 response was thegovernment’s crackdown on pandemic-related corruption. This has includedcriminal prosecutions for abuse of power relating to the distribution ofcoronavirus testing kits.

A deputy foreign minister was arrested for allegedlyreceiving bribes in connection with the repatriation of Vietnamese strandedabroad. By allowing instances of graft by officials to be made public, the governmentand the Communist Party gained the confidence and trust of citizens not just intheir anti-COVID-19 efforts but also in their ongoing campaign against corruption.

The expert also said that the combination of an effectivepandemic policy coupled with anti-corruption measures has spurred the economytowards expansion of 7% this year as risks from the coronavirus recede.

Vietnam has also redoubled efforts to build trade andinvestment partnerships abroad.

The country’s reopening and its current trajectory towardsrobust economic recovery may be attributed to a strong sense of community andpatriotism and to the fluid and flexible yet resolute government leadership inresponse to the enormous challenges that the global pandemic posed. This pointsto the country’s emergence as a strong economic and strategic player in theregion, one of ASEAN’s leading member states and a much sought-after partner inthe world of great power competition, wrote James Borton./.


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