Quote: Cincinnatus wrote in post #1

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HANOI - Global burger behemoth McDonald's opened its first branch on Saturday (Dec 2) in the historic heart of communist Hanoi, a conservative city renowned for its traditional - and cheap - Vietnamese staples beloved by food-obsessed locals.

Hungry customers lined up for Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets at the Vietnamese capital's first location overlooking the tree-lined Hoan Kiem lake, which draws millions of tourists annually to see French-era colonial buildings and sample street-food favourites like pho noodle soup and banh mi sandwiches.

The restaurant is the first outside of the southern commercial hub Ho Chi Minh City, where 16 branches have opened since McDonald's first came to Vietnam in 2014 to much fanfare, especially among the rapidly-growing middle class and American-obsessed youth.

The global fast food chain received a similarly warm welcome in Hanoi on Saturday, as hungry diners crammed into the two-storey eatery for a first taste of the Golden Arches.

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http://www.asiaone.com/food/vietnams-com...first-mcdonalds

The triumph of capitalism or globalism? Which?

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I guess that depends upon the conditions under which it operates. From the looks of these articles - globalism:

https://aric.adb.org/blog/viet_nams_part...the_way_forward

https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/south...pacific/vietnam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Sta...trade_relations