Vietnam Is Running Out of the Sand That Fueled Its Factory Boom

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When President Donald Trump launched his first trade war with Beijing in 2018, driving up the cost of goods from China, companies raced to relocate factories making everything from computer chips to crop tops south of the border in Vietnam. The Southeast Asian country’s economy has boomed as a result, with growth in gross domestic product accelerating to 7% in 2024, the fastest in the region. But the surging volume of incoming parts and outbound finished products has also left Vietnam’s transport system under ...