Eye on the future: Students working in a lab at an industrial vocational training college in Hanoi. — Reuters
HANOI: A new front has opened in the US-China trade war as companies shifting manufacturing to Vietnam engage in a fierce battle for skilled labour, aggravating an existing shortage and prompting calls for education reforms.Vietnam has emerged as one of the largest beneficiaries of the trade spat between Washington and Beijing.
Exports to the United States were up 21.5% in the first eight months of this year and several companies, including Google parent Alphabet Inc and Nintendo, have announced new plans to open facilities here.
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