{"id":376582,"date":"2026-04-05T17:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/376582\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:15:13","slug":"vietnam-emerges-as-bright-spot-in-crisis-landscape-nikkei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/376582\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam emerges as bright spot in crisis landscape: Nikkei"},"content":{"rendered":"

By VNA<\/a>\u00a0 &nbspApril 5, 2026 | 04:08 am PT\t<\/p>\n

Vietnam has emerged as a \u201cbright spot\u201d by absorbing a large share of young workforce through export-oriented manufacturing and deeper integration into global supply chains, according to Japan\u2019s Nikkei newspaper.\t<\/p>\n

In an article warning of a potential new regional risk, the newspaper said Asian policymakers have long zeroed in on public debt as the main economic threat. Yet another structural challenge has been building quietly: youth unemployment, which risks becoming the region\u2019s next crisis.<\/p>\n

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A worker seen in a garment factory in HCMC. Photo by VnExpress\/Le Tuyet<\/p>\n

Asia remains one of the world\u2019s youngest regions, particularly in South and Southeast Asia, with hundreds of millions of people under the age of 30. Job creation, however, has failed to match rapid population growth and rising education levels.<\/p>\n

Citing the International Labor Organization (ILO), Nikkei reported that the global youth unemployment rate stands between 12.6%\u201313%, equating to about 65 million people, nearly three times higher than the adult rate.<\/p>\n

The pressures have intensified due to the Middle East conflict<\/a>, which has driven energy prices sharply higher, fueling inflation and tightening financial conditions across many Asian economies. Rising living costs are hitting young populations especially hard while automation, artificial intelligence and digital platforms continue to reshape labor markets.<\/p>\n

Against this backdrop, some economies are showing that targeted policies can help ease the strain. Vietnam stands out as one of the few successes, having absorbed millions of young workers via its export-driven production model and strong position in global supply chains, it said.<\/p>\n

Even so, the broader outlook for the region remains challenging, the author noted. In the long term, Asia\u2019s economic stability will depend not only on managing public debt but also on converting its youthful population into a driver of growth. Without enough jobs, the demographic advantage could quickly flip into a structural risk.<\/p>\n

The ongoing Middle East conflict is adding more uncertainty to already-stressed youth labor markets across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By VNA\u00a0 &nbspApril 5, 2026 | 04:08 am PT Vietnam has emerged as a \u201cbright spot\u201d by absorbing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376583,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[114,184,85,46,180644],"class_list":["post-376582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-vietnam-emerges-as-bright-spot-in-crisis-landscape-nikkei-vnexpress-international"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}