[Vnbiz] The Architect of Doi Moi is Dead

[Shane Wall]

Hi CACC,
My sense is that "they" - whoever pulled the articles - want to 
'manufacture' Mr. Kiet's obituary themselves. For whatever reasons.

Shane
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Hong-Phong_Pho at ita.doc.gov wrote:
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> Dear anh Hoanh,
> I am surprised you have to ask!
> It's that old atavistic, and now ineffective, control instinct I kept 
> "whinning" about.
> VVK railed about it in his living days.
> It makes no sense trying to hide, or delayed news like this in today's 
> world.
> Cheers,
> HPP
> -----vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com wrote: -----
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>     To: vnbiz at vietlinks.net
>     From: "Tran Dinh Hoanh" <tdhoanh at gmail.com>
>     Sent by: vnbiz-bounces at mail.saigon.com
>     Date: 06/11/2008 11:47PM
>     Subject: Re: [Vnbiz] The Architect of Doi Moi is Dead
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>     [ 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 <http://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
>     <mailto:Hong-Phong_Pho at ita.doc.gov>> wrote:
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>         [ 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
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>         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
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>         -- 
>         Tran Dinh Hoanh, Esq., LLB, JD
>         Washington DC 
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