Economics
Vietnam’s Rush to Quell Protests Shows Pragmatism on Dispute
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Vietnam’s quick effort to restore calm after violent anti-China protests reflects how Asian nations continue to separate contests over territory from ever-deepening economic and trade ties.
The region’s leaders will follow tradition in seeking to limit fallout from the demonstrations over the placement of a Chinese oil rig in disputed waters off Vietnam’s coast, because of the cost of letting disputes bleed into trade and business, according to HSBC Holdings Plc and CIMB Group Holdings Bhd.