“The main difference lies in wage levels, which is because our workers are not yet as well trained as in other countries. We are a poor country. This is why we must accept the conditions that prevail in international markets. But our trade unions do represent the rights of workers.” WellsCountryLyingDifferencesPoorLevelsAcceptingRightsConditionsTradeUnionsWorkersInternationalOther CountriesPoor CountriesTrade Unions Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“The governments and the communist parties in Vietnam and China are doing their best to develop their local economies. But the rise of countries in Asia is not in opposition to development and affluence in Western nations. It is a mutually beneficial development. The interests of Western investors are protected in our country. Both we and the West benefit from this in equal measure.” CountryGovernmentNationsInterestPartyEconomyDevelopmentEqualBenefitsWestWesternChinaLocalsOur CountryOppositionCommunistInvestorsVietnamProtectedAsiaBeneficialAffluenceCommunist Party Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“Money, as a sort of drug, has become a great danger to our development. There will be no progress in our country unless we win the fight against corruption. This is a question of survival for the Communist Party of Vietnam and for socialism.” CountryFightingWinningPartyProgressDangerDevelopmentDrugSurvivalCorruptionSocialismOur CountryCommunistVietnamCommunist Party Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“German businesspeople have invested a great deal in our country, and trade is flourishing. We want to speed up economic cooperation. Your country is a large, important provider of aid, and it has done a great deal to reduce the poverty of many Vietnamese.” WantImportantCountryDoneDealsPovertyEconomicTradeSpeedAidsOur CountryCooperationFlourishingProvidersVietnameseEconomic Cooperation Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
