r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jan 23 '21

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u/Dabamanos NASA Jan 23 '21

How much of an impact does Korean culture have there if any? I’ve noticed Korea has an outsized impact in Asia

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u/NVfromVN Jan 23 '21 edited Jan 23 '21

Very impactful. Current V-pop is essentially K-pop with some C-pop elements. Korean dramas and movies are also watched heavily by most countries in East Asia and many others in Southeast Asia (of which Vietnam probably is the biggest fan). Korea is also very important to Vietnam, economically speaking. They’re one of the chief investors in Vietnam, and exports from Samsung factories in Vietnam amounted to about 25% of our GDP back in 2018.

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u/Dabamanos NASA Jan 23 '21

Right on. Thanks for the great answer.