Although Vietnam remains officially committed to socialism as its defining creed, its economic policies have grown increasingly capitalist, with The Economist characterising its leadership as "ardently capitalist communists".
Nors valstybė išlieka oficialiai ištikima socializmui, jos ekonominė politika tampa vis labiau kapitalistinė , o „The Economist“ šalies vadovybę net pavadino „aistringais kapitalizmui komunistais“.