The Economist (US), April 25th, 1992
Foreigners are eager to invest in Vietnam. The Taiwanese companies Pan Viet and Central Trading and Development Corp are big investors. Pan Viet plans to set up a 20,000 hectare banana plantation, which would make Vietnam a leading banana exporter. But Vietnam's shaky economy and communist government may topple investment plans.
A BIZARRE meeting took place in Hanoi early this year. Sir James Goldsmith, billionaire and supporter of many a right-wing cause, touched down in his private jet and spent an hour and a half with Vo Van Kiet, prime minister of one the world's few remaining Marxist-Len...
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