Vietnam's VietJet Gamble
Although 57 years is not quite a round number, it is the number of years that have passed since the last French soldier departed Vietnam in April, 1956. On Sept. 25, in Paris, 40 years after establishing diplomatic ties in 1973, the prime ministers of both countries, Vietnam's Nguyen Tan Dung and France's Jean-Marc Ayrault, formalized a strategic partne…
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