We must seize this Vietnam moment

01 September 2019 - 00:15 By MARTYN DAVIES

A friend from Delhi recently told me his government's national strategy was based on the premise that it never "missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity". This reminded me of many governments in our part of the world when it comes to the industrialisation of their economies...

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