Besides oil, Michelin was still exporting latex for natural rubber products when I was flying over the plantations, and FINA was working with Chevron to drill for oil. Then there’s the “rice basket” issue, and timber (mostly gone now), and many rare earth minerals to be found in the highlands. Viet Nam WAS about resources, not dominoes.
Besides oil, Michelin was still exporting latex for natural rubber products when I was flying over the plantations, and FINA was working with Chevron to drill for oil. Then there’s the “rice basket” issue, and timber (mostly gone now), and many rare earth minerals to be found in the highlands. Viet Nam WAS about resources, not dominoes.