Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09HANOI328
2009-04-09 09:25:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Hanoi
Cable title:
VIETNAM REJECTS SUBSIDIES FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
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UNCLAS HANOI 000328
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MLS MBROWN
USTR FOR DBISBEE, CMILLER
COMMERCE FOR OTEXA/CCASSEL
COMMERCE FOR IA/ POLICY/SUBSIDIES/ADOUGLAS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD KTEX VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAM REJECTS SUBSIDIES FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
REF: A) USDOC 809;
B) Hani 287 and 302 ("Ambassador's Message");
C) Hanoi 262 (Vietnam's Budget Squeeze);
D) Hanoi 138 ("GVN Rolls Out Stimulus Package")
UNCLAS HANOI 000328
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MLS MBROWN
USTR FOR DBISBEE, CMILLER
COMMERCE FOR OTEXA/CCASSEL
COMMERCE FOR IA/ POLICY/SUBSIDIES/ADOUGLAS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD KTEX VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAM REJECTS SUBSIDIES FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
REF: A) USDOC 809;
B) Hani 287 and 302 ("Ambassador's Message");
C) Hanoi 262 (Vietnam's Budget Squeeze);
D) Hanoi 138 ("GVN Rolls Out Stimulus Package")
1. (U) This is Post's response to Reftel A.
RECENT REPORTS OF TEXTILE SUBSIDIES
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2. (U) The news reports cited in Reftel A are incorrect. The
Government of Vietnam (GVN) has not proposed or adopted an export
subsidy for the textile and garment industry. The Reftel reports
made reference to a subsidy proposal made by VITAS, a private sector
garment trade group that does not make government policy. The
Ministry of Industry and Trade has told Post on several occasions,
including this month, that the proposal was not and will not be
adopted.
3. (U) Post has reported on existing and actual stimulus-related
measures (Refs B-D). Post will continue to monitor stimulus-related
packages and export-contingency measures, and report on future
developments.
A WORD ON SOURCES
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4. (SBU) The state-run Vietnamese media can be unreliable and even
misleading, especially when writing to a domestic Vietnamese
audience expecting government support during an economic downturn.
Sources are often misquoted; occasionally quotes will be made up
outright, and more traditional journalists continue the practice of
simply repeating in print what they have been fed by press
officials. Hypothetical information can be expressed as truth, and
reporters often have limited knowledge of the subjects on which they
are reporting. Some wire services and online services (e.g.
Xinhua, cited in Reftel A) have reprinted stories from the
Vietnamese media without doing their own fact-checking.
5. (U) This message was coordinated with ConGen Ho Chi Minh City.
MICHALAK
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EAP/MLS MBROWN
USTR FOR DBISBEE, CMILLER
COMMERCE FOR OTEXA/CCASSEL
COMMERCE FOR IA/ POLICY/SUBSIDIES/ADOUGLAS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON ETRD KTEX VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAM REJECTS SUBSIDIES FOR THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
REF: A) USDOC 809;
B) Hani 287 and 302 ("Ambassador's Message");
C) Hanoi 262 (Vietnam's Budget Squeeze);
D) Hanoi 138 ("GVN Rolls Out Stimulus Package")
1. (U) This is Post's response to Reftel A.
RECENT REPORTS OF TEXTILE SUBSIDIES
--------------
2. (U) The news reports cited in Reftel A are incorrect. The
Government of Vietnam (GVN) has not proposed or adopted an export
subsidy for the textile and garment industry. The Reftel reports
made reference to a subsidy proposal made by VITAS, a private sector
garment trade group that does not make government policy. The
Ministry of Industry and Trade has told Post on several occasions,
including this month, that the proposal was not and will not be
adopted.
3. (U) Post has reported on existing and actual stimulus-related
measures (Refs B-D). Post will continue to monitor stimulus-related
packages and export-contingency measures, and report on future
developments.
A WORD ON SOURCES
--------------
4. (SBU) The state-run Vietnamese media can be unreliable and even
misleading, especially when writing to a domestic Vietnamese
audience expecting government support during an economic downturn.
Sources are often misquoted; occasionally quotes will be made up
outright, and more traditional journalists continue the practice of
simply repeating in print what they have been fed by press
officials. Hypothetical information can be expressed as truth, and
reporters often have limited knowledge of the subjects on which they
are reporting. Some wire services and online services (e.g.
Xinhua, cited in Reftel A) have reprinted stories from the
Vietnamese media without doing their own fact-checking.
5. (U) This message was coordinated with ConGen Ho Chi Minh City.
MICHALAK