Brilliant Minds Quitting Vietnam By Kenneth L. Whiting
Saigon reports a brain drain as skilled Vietnamese seek study and work abroad. Many use American scholarships as one way out, with 3,299 travelers to the U.S. or elsewhere since 1959. France hosts 700 doctors, and hundreds of scholarships have shifted there. exit visas are hard to obtain in Vietnam. Some who study in the U.S. stay on as instructors or join agencies, while reforms curb nepotism in scholarships. The U.S. expands efforts to improve Vietnam’s education system to reduce emigration.