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Economy: Handicrafting, traditional textiles and tourism make up for 70% of the country's economy followed by light industries. Fresh safe-drinking water is now available throughout the country by 90% and the government is seriously considering extending it to more rural areas plagued by poverty.

Military: The Pathet Lao launched skirmishes against some Hmong civilians, triggering the presence of few ethnic minority soldiers to the rescue and fight the communist group, calling the Lao government for help. ELOL is supplied with armament from USSR and Czechoslovakia without knowing where it comes from to fight the Pathet Lao as well. Since the eastern border of Laos is mostly nearing North Vietnamese borders it is bound to have another invasion in the making but how intensifying it will be?

Diplomacy: Laos is currently building relations with newly created African countries and is considering conducting trade with them. The government also expressed lots of sympathy towards Brunei in the Brunei revolt despite standing neutral in the conflict.

Others: Triannual national elections take place and Souvanna Phouma is re-elected Prime Minister once again. He also urged the King to make him consider his successor once he dies.

South Vietnam

Economy: A large space capsule entrapping hundreds of persons is sent to space for show. The government also signed accords with the Israeli government to manufacture products of all kinds and is considering implementing advanced technology nationwide beginning with the production of mass automatons with artificial emotions with assistance from Japan.

Military: The military is sending 2,500 soldiers in New Zealand following Nguyen's condemnation of a communist coup. The government has however reassurated Australia and other friendly nations of Oceania and the South Vietnamese Army will team up with them, Australia and parts of East Asia to fight the communists that are in the process of building a new government in Wellington. Domestically, the Yellow Team is demolishing the walls of Hanoi with explosive devices, slowly hinting the beginning of the Fall of Communism in North Vietnam. Elsewhere, South Vietnam is supporting FNLA and UNITA, anticommunist fronts seeking Angolan independence.

Diplomacy: Nguyen supported Malaysia's stance on Brunei Revolt. She is also currently formalizing relations with a dozen of African countries granted independence from France and is heavily supporting the independence of Sierra Leone as the government is considering making South Vietnam an observer of British Commonwealth as the English language is largely growing in use in-country.

Others: Air Vietnam, the national airline company, is currently hosting tours in Africa to promote the independence of some of the countries in the continent. The government is now supplying support aid for the African people to strongly ensure the safety and protection of their countries of origin against any possible outside danger.

North Vietnam

Economy: Economy growth go up by 24%, the largest since the country's independence. Coal and oil are discovered and are used to boost the economy once more. Labor cost is low, cost of living is low and consumer goods's prices are cheap, giving way for potential promising reforms in the country.

Military: The government is currently testing 10 missile tests, 5 nuclear missile tests, 2 nuke tests and one underwater rocket to strengthen its military power. It also supplied armed aid to Eritrean and Somalian rebels and send 6,000 soldiers to participate in Mozambican War of independence.

Diplomacy: Ho Chi Minh established relations with all former French colonies of Africa and some English ones. He also met leftist party leaders in all five Portuguese colonies of Africa and tell them that the government will seek establishment of diplomatic relations with them if granted independence.

Others: The North Vietnamese government introduced a number of non-selectable parties of all kinds, however they have to comply with the constitution, resulting them being partially subservient with the ruling party. Foreign publications and broadcasting, previously banned until now, is now legalized with the importation of fictional and non-fictional works from communist countries.