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Correct Answer: Option (C) — 1, 3 and 4
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is correct: Vietnam has maintained one of the world's highest GDP growth rates, averaging 6–7% annually.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Vietnam is a one-party socialist state governed by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
Statement 3 is correct: Vietnam's economic boom is driven by export-oriented manufacturing and integration into global value chains.
Statement 4 is correct: Low labour costs, favorable demographic dividend, stable currency, and trade openness have attracted major global electronics and apparel manufacturing.
Statement 5 is incorrect: Vietnam does not have the most productive e-service sector in the Indo-Pacific; countries like Singapore, Japan, and India lead in service productivity and digital services.
Vietnam is well known to be a single-party Communist state; eliminating statement 2 immediately rules out (a) and (d).
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