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Vietnam Plugs In

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam has become a manufacturing powerhouse, driven by an electricity boom that’s fueled by coal.

Vietnam has the largest trade surplus with the US of any country in the world — larger than China's and bigger than Mexico's. This 8-minute mini-documentary shows how Vietnam’s stunning growth has been fueled by soaring electricity demand, including a huge increase in coal-fired power, and why Vietnam will continue to rely on coal for years to come.

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