The Vietnam Fund ( VNM ) , an exchange-traded fund ( ETF ) that holds a basket of Vietnamese stocks, is just above its 52-week low. Not only is a wide swath of the northern part of Honshu (the main Island) facing potentially major environmental challenges, but Japan's fiscal response to the crisis will alter the value of itscurrency . After a torrid growth phase, the past two years have proven far more challenging.Inflation has bubbled up, the government is running budget deficits due to deficient tax collections, and rigid polices form central planners are creating bureaucratic hurdles.