The Hormuz disruption that caused the global energy crisis was a rude awakening for an energy import-dependent, open market economy like Vietnam. Unlike its larger neighbour China, Vietnam doesn’t possess strategic crude stockpiles and it lacks the bandwidth to compete for alternative supplies like Japan.
Author: Thuỷ Đào
Master’s Graduate in Economic Analysis and Policy at Sorbonne Université
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