Why investors should be getting revved up about Vietnam

Vietnam is home to more than 75 million scooters. They account for around 90% of the country's traffic and approximately 70% of all road accidents. With streets in the biggest cities often resembling a bewildering free-for-fall, tourists saddle up at their peril  It may be tempting to think investing in Vietnam is every bit as hazardous. After all, this is still a frontier market – not to mention a one-party socialist republic whose Wikipedia page speaks of "high levels of corruption, environmental issues and a poor human rights record". Yet risk and opportunity invariably go hand in ...