 Complete the following phrase:  Following the US withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973, Japanese businesses took over as leaders in investment, and the expansion of export-oriented manufacturing led to growth of the ficial market in Bangkok. Rapid growth of the city continued through the 1980s and early 1990s, until it was stalled by the 1997 Asian ficial crisis. By then, many public and social issues had emerged, among them the strain on infrastructure reflected in the citys notorious traffic jams. Bangkoks role as the nations political stage continues to be seen in strings of popular protests, from the student uprisings in 1973 and 