[Vnbiz] The Architect of Doi Moi is Dead

[Tran Dinh Hoanh]

Dear CACC,

I join the world in mourning the death of prime minister Vo Van Kiet.  A
great man.  The greatest leader of Vietnam in the modern time.

But why there is no news about his death anywhere in the Vietnamese media?
Even the website of  Vienam News Agency (www.vnagency.com.vn) has nothing.
The news is all over the world's media, but not in Vietnam.

What is going on?

Have a great day!

Hoanh
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On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 11:21 PM, <Hong-Phong_Pho at ita.doc.gov> wrote:

> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
>
>
>   June 12, 2008   US laments death of Vietnam's Vo Van Kiet
>     Former Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Viet died on June 11, 2008 in
> Singapore at the age of 85. -- PHOTO: AFP
> WASHINGTON - THE United States extended condolences to Vietnam on Wednesday
> over the death of reformist prime minister Vo Van Kiet, saying he had helped
> better the lives of tens of millions of Vietnamese.
>
> 'The United States extends its condolences to the government and the people
> of Vietnam on the death of Vo Van Kiet,' State Department spokesman Gonzalo
> Gallegos said in a statement.
>
> 'Vo Van Kiet's leadership as prime minister of Vietnam from 1991 to 1997
> resulted in reforms that improved the lives of tens of millions of
> Vietnamese,' Gallegos said.
>
> 'His efforts helped pave the way for the normalisation of relations between
> the United States and Vietnam in 1995.
>
> 'The United States values its continued partnership with the government and
> people of Vietnam in our broadening and deepening relationship.'
>
> Kiet considered the chief architect of Vietnam's doi moi (renewal) market
> reforms of the late 1980s and 1990s that replaced the Soviet-style command
> economy, died in Singapore on Wednesday at the age of 85. -- AFP
>
>
>
>
> --
> Tran Dinh Hoanh, Esq., LLB, JD
> Washington DC
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