home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- THE WEEK, Page 16WORLDOne Step at a Time
-
-
- U.S. firms can open offices, but they still can't do business
- with Vietnam
-
-
- George Bush has decided to move one square forward on the
- "road map" he uses to guide the improvement of U.S. ties to
- Vietnam. With Hanoi opening its archival records of missing G.I.s
- and returning their remains, he has permitted American firms to
- open offices and sign contracts for future business. Though a
- U.S. embargo still bars them from buying or selling goods and
- services, American companies are glad they can start to
- establish a presence in Vietnam. For its part, Hanoi wants
- Washington to stop blocking World Bank loans crucial to
- Vietnam's development. U.S. officials hope more trade will help
- open up the country. But POW activists adamantly oppose lifting
- the embargo outright -- a decision Bill Clinton will have to
- make.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-