[Vnbiz] The Architect of Doi Moi is Dead

[Quach Manh Hao]

Anh Hoanh,

My thought: for VIP, we need a well prepared - national - official
annoucement.

Cheers,
Hao

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 11:47 PM, Tran Dinh Hoanh <tdhoanh at gmail.com> wrote:

> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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>
> 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
> ____________
>
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 11:21 PM, <Hong-Phong_Pho at ita.doc.gov> wrote:
>
>> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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>>   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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