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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 01HANOI2740 |
POTUS VISIT AND BTA STIMULATED PROTESTANT [...] (U) CLASSFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR SCOTT D. BELLARD, REASON 1.5 (D) 2. (C ) THEN-PRESIDENT CLINTON'S VISIT TO VIETNAM IN NOVEMBER 200 CAUSED THE SRV TO FACILITATE PROTESTANT CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 02740 190724Z CHURCH EFFORTS TO REGISTER, ACCORDI [...] |
2001-10-19 07:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN BTA |
| 01HANOI2885 |
SPOUTING THE PARTY LINE ALONG ROUTE ONE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL/C SCOTT BELLARD, REASON: 1.5 (D) 2. (C) SUMMARY. PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES ALONG ROUTE ONE EXPRESSED TO POL/C THEIR CONDOLENCES ON THE 9/11 TRAGEDIES AND OPPOSITION TO TERRORISM, SATISFACTION OVER THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT, AND DEEP OPPOSITION TO THE DRAFT VIETNAM H [...] |
2001-11-05 09:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD VM CTERR BTA HUMANR |
| 01HANOI3019 |
10TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES ROBERT C. PORTER, REASON: 1.5 (D) CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 03019 01 OF 03 160922Z 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE UPCOMING NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (NA) SESSION WILL CONVENE ON NOVEMBER 20. ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE US WILL BE PRIMARILY [...] |
2001-11-16 09:19:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL ETRD VM HUMANR DPOL BTA |
| 01HANOI3266 |
VIETNAM: TEXT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT [...] FOR THE RECORD, THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, AT LEGISLATURE 10, SESSION 10, PASSED A RESOLUTION TO AGREE TO RATIFY THE U.S.-VIETNAM BILATERAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03266 01 OF 02 170758Z TRADE AGREEMENT ON NOVEMBER 28, 200 [...] |
2001-12-17 07:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON VM BTA |
| 01HANOI989 |
STAFFDEL ATKINS VISIT TO HANOI APRIL 15-18; BTA ON THEIR MINDS [...] SUMMARY: ON THE EVE OF VIETNAM'S NINTH PARTY CONGRESS, THE GVN HOSTED A LARGE DELEGATION OF CONGRESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS AND AN ACCOMPANYING U.S. BUSINESS GROUP. THE U.S. VIETNAM TRADE COUNCIL UNDERWROTE THE EVENT. DESPITE SENIORMOST GVN LEADERSHIP BEING TIED UP IN PRE-PARTY CONGRESS PLENUMS, [...] |
2001-04-26 09:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELAB PREL VM BTA LABOR |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1221 |
VIETRADE HCMC CLAIMS SEPTEMBER 11 EVENTS HURT VIETNAM EXPORTS, WORRIES ABOUT VN COMPANIES IN US MARKET [...] IN AN OCTOBER 26 MEETING, VIETRADE HCMC DIRECTOR CITES DAMAGE FROM THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11 TO VIETNAM'S EXPORTS, NOTING THAT EXPORT GROWTH IS ESTIMATED AT 7% THIS YEAR, A DRAMATIC FALL FROM LAST YEAR'S 30% INCREASE. ALTHOUGH LAUDING PASSAGE OF THE BTA, HE STATED THAT VIETNAMESE COMPANIES [...] |
2001-10-29 09:00:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD VN BTA |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1255 |
TEXTILE ORDERS FOR VIETNAM: LOOKING TO THE BTA FOR INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES, NOT THE WORLD SECURITY SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: VIETNAM'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY ANTICIPATES A BOOST IN ORDERS FROM OVERSEAS BUYERS RELUCTANT TO DO BUSINESS IN COUNTRIES SUCH AS PAKISTAN AND INDONESIA, IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SECURITY SITUATION. THIS IS ACCORDING TO BUSINESS PEOPLE IN HO CHI MINH CITY, THE CENTER OF VIETNAM'S TEXTILE [...] |
2001-11-08 00:59:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX VM BTA |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1302 |
HCMC DEPT. OF TRADE LOVES BTA, BUT WHAT IS IT EXACTLY? [...] THE DIRECTOR OF THE HO CHI MINH CITY (HCMC) TRADE DEPT. TOLD CG YAMAUCHI IN A NOVEMBER 13 COURTESY CALL THAT HCMC HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT (BTA), BUT IS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TREATY AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT. SHE UNCLASSIFIED [...] |
2001-11-16 08:49:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD VM SOE BTA |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1316 |
DPO'S MEETING WITH STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: DPO MET WITH VO VAN CUONG, STANDING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY COMMITTEE (CPC), SIPDIS NOVEMBER 8, ACCOMPANIED BY ECONOFF AND CONOFF. CUONG SAID HCMC HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A "LAB" FOR PARTY POLICY FORMULATION, BUT STRESSED THAT FINAL ACTION ON "EXPERIMENTS" REST [...] |
2001-11-23 09:52:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ECON ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL VM BTA |
| 01HOCHIMINHCITY1345 |
ON THE EVE OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DZUNG'S VISIT: VINATEX HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THE U.S. MARKET [...] SUMMARY: THE VIETNAM TEXTILE INDUSTRY'S PUSH TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HO CHI 01345 291026Z ENTER THE U.S. MARKET HAS ALREADY BEGUN, ACCORDING TO MR. LE QUOC AN, HEAD OF VIETNAM'S STATE-OWNED TEXTILE ENTERPRISES (VINATEX), AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL TEXTILE [...] |
2001-11-29 10:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KTEX PREL VM BTA |
| 02HANOI1384 |
VIETNAM: EFFECTING CHANGE WITH THE BTA AND [...] CLASSIFIED BY ECON/C CLAIRE PIERANGELO, REASONS 1.5 (D) 2. (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: DURING RECENT MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS, U.S. TECHNICAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HANOI 01384 01 OF 02 301039Z ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER L [...] |
2002-05-30 10:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECIN ETRD EAID PREL KJUS VM BTA |
| 02HANOI3098 |
VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT 2003 [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT 2003 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR VIETNAM. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03098 01 OF 08 301021Z VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY THE LANDMARK US-VIETNAM BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT THAT SEEKS [...] |
2002-12-30 09:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS AORC VM FINREF BTA IPROP |
| 02HOCHIMINHCITY471 |
VIETNAMESE GRASSROOTS COMMUNISM - AMBASSADOR [...] SUMMARY: IN A CORDIAL FIRST MEETING, AMBASSADOR BURGHARDT AND HCMC COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY NGUYEN MINH TRIET DISCUSSED THE ROLE OF THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST PARTY, CORRUPTION, INVESTMENT AND THE BTA, AND THE DIRECTION OF THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP. TRIET STRESSED THE GRASSROOTS NATURE OF VIET [...] |
2002-05-06 09:36:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL VM BTA DPOL |
| 03HANOI1439 |
VIETNAM: FOLLOW UP TO SIXTH WTO WORKING PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam heard a consistent message at its Sixth WTO Working Party session in May regarding the need to make a "quantum leap" in it's approach to WTO accession but is interpreting that message in various ways. Publicly, GVN officials gave themselves a big pat on the back for th [...] |
2003-06-11 09:49:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD VM WTO BTA |
| 03HANOI1808 |
VIETNAM: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-16 02:05:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | BTA ECON EINV ELAB ETRD FINREF KTBD OPIC VN |
| 03HANOI1814 |
TRYING TO GET THE MOF BEYOND CENTRAL PLANNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 11 meeting, the Ambassador urged the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to issue investment licenses to three U.S. insurance companies and to be ready to meet BTA obligations related to customs valuation that come due in December 2003. Ambassador also raised USG concerns over [...] |
2003-07-16 09:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV EIND VM BTA WTO |
| 03HANOI1918 |
U.S. JOINT VENTURE DISPUTE IN DAK LAK PROVINCE [...] (U) Summary. On July 24, Ambassador met with the Director of the Dak Lak Provincial Department of Planning and Investment (DPI) to discuss a joint venture dispute involving an American company, McCullagh International. Nhu admitted that the case could have a "negative impact on business inv [...] |
2003-07-29 09:52:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON VM BTA |
| 03HANOI2795 |
Vietnam: Review of BTA Implementation [...] (U) December 10 will mark the second anniversary of the entry-into-force of the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA). Ensuring timely and effective implementation of the BTA remains a critical component of our economic relations with Vietnam. We continue to provide significant techni [...] |
2003-10-31 08:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EAID PREL VM IPROP BTA WTO |
| 03HANOI3243 |
VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT [...] The following is the text of the draft National Trade Estimate report for Vietnam. 2. Begin Text of Report: TRADE SUMMARY The landmark U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement that seeks to normalize trade relations between the two countries came into effect on December 10, 2001, and [...] |
2003-12-16 03:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN VM ASEAN BTA FINREF IPROP |
| 03HANOI486 |
VIETNAM: YEAR 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2003 as enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- The U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trad [...] |
2003-02-28 09:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KIPR VM IPROP BTA |
| 03HOCHIMINHCITY635 |
VIETNAM'S CATFISH FARMERS PETITION CONSULATE GENERAL, [...] On July 9, three fish farmers representing the Fisheries Association of An Giang, the province in the Mekong Delta where most of Vietnam's tra and basa fish are raised and processed, met with CG and Econoff at the Consulate General. Indicating they represent about 40,000 farmers and family me [...] |
2003-07-15 06:31:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIS EAGR ECON VM BTA |
| 04HANOI1613 |
RAISING COMMERCIAL/ECONOMIC ISSUES WITH DPM DUNG [...] (U) Summary. Deputy Prime Minister Dung on June 3 promised Ambassador to invite Lockheed Martin for negotiations on Vinasat, "took note" of a request to look into a decision on MWH's bid for a program management contract for the Son La dam project, predicted licenses for US insurance compan [...] |
2004-06-04 09:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EINV VM WTO BTA |
| 04HANOI2406 |
Ambassador's August 26 Farewell Call on President [...] (SBU) Summary: During a farewell call on President Tran Duc Luong, Ambassador Burghardt noted the great progress in bilateral relations in the past 10 years, in particular the expansion of normal relations in a number of new areas during the past three years. Nevertheless, many tasks remaine [...] |
2004-08-31 08:09:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC PREL PGOV PHUM PINR VM WTO APEC ASEAN BTA HUMANR |
| 04HANOI2649 |
VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MOT VM TU [...] No summary [...] |
2004-09-23 02:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA |
| 04HANOI2714 |
VIETNAM: EB PDAS DONNELLY ENCOURAGES EXPANDED [...] Summary: On September 28, EB PDAS Ambassador Shaun Donnelly, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen and Vice Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Bich Dat. In addition, PDAS Donnelly, accompanied by ECON/C, met with Dang Van Thanh, Vice Chairman of [...] |
2004-10-01 08:45:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV VM WTRO BTA IPROP WTO |
| 04HANOI2797 |
VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MINISTER OF TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting October 12, Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen told the Ambassador the GVN will be well-prepared for bilateral market access negotiations with the United States in October; that he hoped the United States and Vietnam could close WTO negotiations in early 2005; and [...] |
2004-10-13 10:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KTEX KIPR VM WTRO WTO BTA IPROP |
| 04HANOI2798 |
PASCAL LAMY BLINKS IN HANOI [...] (U) Summary: In Hanoi for the Fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM-5), EU Trade Commissioner Lamy closed out the EU's bilateral negotiations with Vietnam by accepting low levels of commitments not seen in recent accessions, especially on services. In a speech to the European Chamber of Commerce, [...] |
2004-10-13 11:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON VM WTO BTA |
| 04HANOI2870 |
EAP DAS Huhtala's October 21 Meeting with Senior [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 21 meeting with Senior Vice Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Marie Huhtala underlined the need for Vietnam to SIPDIS take concrete steps to improve its religious freedom situation, particularly in the run-up to next year's event [...] |
2004-10-22 04:36:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR BTA WTRO APEC CTERR |
| 04HANOI2879 |
EAP DAS Marie Huhtala's October 22 Meeting with [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 22 meeting with Communist Party External Affairs Commission (Western Europe and North America) Director Pham Tien Nhien, EAP DAS Marie Huhtala expressed U.S. support for Vietnam's WTO accession, urged Vietnam to engage in greater operational law enforcement co [...] |
2004-10-25 02:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE BTA |
| 04HANOI2882 |
VIETNAM: EAP DAS HUHTALA DISCUSSES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 22, EAP DAS Ambassador Marie Huhtala, accompanied by the Ambassador, met separately with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu and Vice Minister of Finance Le Thi Bang Tam. DAS Huhtala encouraged the GVN to ensure full implementation of all parts of the U.S.-Vietnam B [...] |
2004-10-25 08:18:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ETTC KIPR VM WTRO APEC BTA IPROP WTO MNUC |
| 04HANOI3332 |
VIETNAM: SUGGESTED REVISIONS FOR 2005 NTE [...] This cable transmits post's suggested revisions to the text of the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report for Vietnam. As instructed reftel, text was sent via email attachment separately to USTR. 2. Begin text of draft NTE report: VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. trade deficit with Viet [...] |
2004-12-17 09:01:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIS VM BTA IPROP SOE FINREF |
| 04HANOI335 |
VIETNAM'S BANKING SECTOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnam's banking sector is presently characterized by a few dominant state-owned commercial banks (SOCBs), a number of comparatively small joint stock banks (JSBs), and some foreign banks. In recent years, the GVN has undertaken a number of reforms, with the goals of ensuring [...] |
2004-02-09 01:29:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EAID ETRD VM BTA FINREF SOE |
| 04HANOI513 |
VIETNAM: EMBASSY INPUT FOR 2004 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004 as enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- Vietnam continued to make some [...] |
2004-02-23 09:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP BTA |
| 04HANOI517 |
AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON CPV ECONOMIC CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Ambassador, CPV economic czar Truong Tan Sang underscored the importance of the private sector and SOE reform in maintaining high growth rates and employment generation. He promised to privatize parts of Vietnam Airlines and to strengthen IPR enforcement. T [...] |
2004-02-23 09:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR EFIN PREL PINR VM IPROP FINREF SOE WTO BTA |
| 04HANOI636 |
VIETNAM: CONGRESSMAN COLLINS MEETS MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: On February 27, Congressman Mac Collins (R- GA) met with Vietnam's Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen to discuss bilateral trade relations. Collins emphasized that bilateral cooperation on trade is closely linked to cooperation in other areas such as MIA issues. Tuyen emphasize [...] |
2004-03-02 10:24:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ETRD ECON PREL KPOW VM BTA LABOR WTO DPOL |
| 04HANOI696 |
Vietnam denies U.S. MFN Duty Reductions [...] (U) Summary: In February, in connection with a recently amended bilateral agreement with the EU, Vietnam reduced import duties on wines and motorcycles from the European Union. In contravention of the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement, these lower duties have not been extended to U.S. p [...] |
2004-03-09 07:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON VM BTA |
| 04HANOI821 |
Vietnam: MOT Affirms No MFN for U.S. Wines [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 16, Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen asserted that textile agreements are outside the "WTO track" and exempt from MFN. He confirmed that the GVN believes it is not obligated to extend tariff reductions given to EU wines in the context [...] |
2004-03-22 09:13:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON VM BTA WTO |
| 04HANOI980 |
Vietnam: Implementation of BTA Customs Obligation [...] (U) Summary: The GVN has taken significant steps toward implementing the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) obligation to adopt a system of customs valuation based on the transaction value of the imported merchandise, according to GATT standards. At this time, the GVN is applying t [...] |
2004-04-08 07:37:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON EAID PREL VM BTA |
| 04HOCHIMINHCITY226 |
AMERICAN BUSINESS REPS IN HO CHI MINH CITY LOVE BTA, HATE [...] (SBU) During his visit to Ho Chi Minh City on February 17-18, Staff Director for the Senate Appropriations Committee James Morhard met a group of American businesspeople resident in Ho Chi Minh City. They reviewed their challenges and successes here in Vietnam and raised concerns about the fu [...] |
2004-03-04 10:14:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | VM ECON EPET ETRD KTEX OREP BTA |
| 05HANOI1044 |
Vietnam: BTA Joint Committee Review [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: DAUSTR Elena Bryan led the U.S. delegation and Nguyen Thu Do, Deputy Director, Office of the Government, led the GVN side at the expert- level meeting of the Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) Joint Committee in Hanoi April 11-12. Other USG participants in the Jo [...] |
2005-05-05 10:06:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EFIN ECON VM BTA IPROP WTO |
| 05HANOI1046 |
VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON TELECOM MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 28 introductory call on Minister of Posts and Telematics Do Trung Ta, the Ambassador urged the Minister to take a flexible approach on telecommunications in the World Trade Organization (WTO) accession negotiations, to meet Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) commit [...] |
2005-05-05 10:08:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA IPROP |
| 05HANOI1172 |
VIETNAM: THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S CALL ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On May 5, Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick met with Minister of Planning and SIPDIS Investment Vo Hong Phuc. The Deputy Secretary advocated in favor of broadening the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. He identified HIV/AIDs and education as areas of good collabor [...] |
2005-05-19 03:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SENV TBIO VM WTRO AFLU HIV AIDS WTO BTA ETMIN SOE |
| 05HANOI1863 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MOT VM TU ON WTO [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 19, the Ambassador met with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu at the VM's request. Both agreed on the need to maintain the momentum on Vietnam's WTO accession following the great progress made in the June talks as well as during Prime Minister Phan Van Kai's visit to [...] |
2005-07-22 09:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD VM WTRO BTA WTO |
| 05HANOI2276 |
VIETNAM'S MINISTER OF TRADE URGES PROGESS ON WTO [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 30, the Ambassador met with Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen, at the Minister's request, to discuss Vietnam's WTO accession. Tuyen asked for a bilateral round of negotiations with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in late September after the bilateral meeting [...] |
2005-08-31 10:35:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA |
| 05HANOI2377 |
Run-Up to WTO Working Party: Summary of Major U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Summarized below for the convenience of our WTO negotiators are a variety of concerns expressed by U.S. businesses in Vietnam. Most of the complaints focus on trading and distribution issues, including flaws in implementing decrees or draft decrees, the need for greater right [...] |
2005-09-12 10:57:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD VM WTRO WTO IPROP BTA FINREF |
| 05HANOI2700 |
AUSTR Weisel Visit to Hanoi: WTO Getting Closer [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with the Minister of Trade, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Economic and Budgetary Committee, and the Vice Chairman of the Office of Government, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel delivered the message that U.S. and Vietnamese WTO negoti [...] |
2005-10-17 05:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP VM WTO ASEAN BTA IPROP SOE |
| 05HANOI2894 |
PORT DEVELOPMENT AND COAL MINING IN QUANG NINH [...] (SBU) Summary: On his recent trip to Quang Ninh Province, the Ambassador inspected Cai Lan Port and Cao Son coal mine in order to advocate on behalf of U.S. firms seeking business in the province. The transport and mining industries in Quang Ninh clearly believe that WTO accession will be hug [...] |
2005-11-01 07:07:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM WTO SOE BTA |
| 05HANOI3067 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE SAMPSON MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson met with Minister of Planning and Investment Vo Hong Phuc November 17 to discuss bilateral relations and matters of interest to U.S. business. The DepSec reasserted the United States' commitment to Vietnam's WTO accession on sound c [...] |
2005-11-21 09:28:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA |
| 05HANOI3092 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE'S ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Influential Government of Vietnam (GVN) advisors offered their views on current economic and reform issues in a roundtable discussion with visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson on November 18. The roundtable focused on Vietnam's investment climate, intellectual property [...] |
2005-11-22 10:53:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV VM WTRO IPROP BTA SOE WTO |
| 05HANOI3355 |
CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN [...] (SBU) Summary. A delegation of seven U.S. Senators, led by Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) and accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. Dzung warmly welcomed the senators and thanked the United States for its assistance in the fights against HIV/AIDS and A [...] |
2005-12-23 06:59:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL OREP VM WTRO AFLU HIV AIDS WTO IPROP BTA |
| 05HANOI3383 |
VIETNAM'S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Throughout this year, formal meetings and informal exchanges with officials from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the State Securities Commission, the World Bank, the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC), and other international agencies in Hanoi have mad [...] |
2005-12-29 10:14:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR VM ECON PREL PINR CTERR FINREF BTA |
| 05HANOI441 |
Codel McHugh Discusses Fullest Possible Accounting [...] (U) Summary: Representatives and Armed Services Committee Members John McHugh, Jim Marshall and Ken Calvert met February 22 with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan, Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang, National Assembly Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Vu Mao and Vice Minister of Defense Colone [...] |
2005-02-24 06:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP VM HIV AIDS WTO RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN BTA |
| 05HANOI451 |
VIETNAM: EMBASSY INPUT FOR 2005 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004. Enforcement of IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant. We do not believe elevation to the Priority Watch List is warranted, however, as: -- Vietnam continued to m [...] |
2005-02-25 04:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON VM IPROP BTA WTO |
| 05HANOI468 |
VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-25 14:12:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | APEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV FINREF ILAB IPROP KTDB OPIC PGOV SOE VN WTO |
| 05HANOI553 |
VIETNAM: WTO Legislative Strategy Still Unclear [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Hanoi January 28-31, Deputy Assistant USTR for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Elena Bryan and USPTO Attorney-Advisor Jennie Ness told key GVN officials and the National Assembly (NA) that timely passage of legislation implementing WTO obligations is a pressin [...] |
2005-03-07 10:27:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD VM WTO BTA IPROP |
| 05HANOI575 |
VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-09 04:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | APEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV ELAB FINREF IPROP KTDB LABOR OPIC PGOV SOE VN |
| 05HANOI584 |
Vietnam: Ambassador and Vice Minister of Trade [...] This cable contains sensitive information. Do not post on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu on March 9 to discuss preparations for the bilateral market access negotiations on Vietnam's WTO accession next week in Washington. Expres [...] |
2005-03-10 10:42:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON VM WTO BTA |
| 05HANOI622 |
The Ambassador's March 10 Meeting with Minister of [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met March 10 with Minister of the Office of the Government Doan Manh Giao, the equivalent of the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff. The Ambassador described the current state of play of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford's ongoing [...] |
2005-03-11 10:21:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF PINR MARR OVIP ETRD VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE WTO BTA |
| 05HANOI993 |
VIETNAM: DAUSTR BRYAN AND VICE MINISTER OF TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting April 11 with Deputy Assistant USTR, Elena Bryan, Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu highlighted efforts Vietnam has made to implement its obligations under the U.S. - Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), suggested holding the BTA JC Chairman's meeting in [...] |
2005-04-29 01:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV EFIN VM WRTO BTA IPROP FINREF WTO |
| 05HOCHIMINHCITY1146 |
VIETNAM TEXTILES: COMPETING IN A QUOTA-FREE WORLD [...] (SBU): Vietnam's apparel exports to the United States have boomed since the entry-into-force of the BTA. However, the Vietnamese garment industry is beginning to feel the pinch of being one of the only countries still subject to textile quotas. Vietnam is not reaping any benefit from safeguard [...] |
2005-11-02 08:08:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON KTEX VM BTA WTO LABOR |
| 05HOCHIMINHCITY1238 |
FOREIGN BANKER EVALUATES VIETNAM'S FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: Vietnam's financial markets are evolving, but the pace of evolution is slow and access to capital is limited for all except state-owned enterprises (SOEs), according to one of the leading foreign bankers in the country. At a recent investment conference hosted by the Ho Chi Minh Cit [...] |
2005-11-29 06:50:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV VM WTRO BTA WTO SOE FINREF |
| 05HOCHIMINHCITY1335 |
VIETNAM: TRADING AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnam's limits on trading and distribution are a financial burden to U.S. companies trying to sell their goods in Vietnam. U.S. business representatives estimate that having to use Vietnamese trading and distribution companies to get U.S. goods into Vietnam's market adds as mu [...] |
2005-12-29 08:20:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BEXP VM WTRO BTA WTO |
| 05HOCHIMINHCITY366 |
STATE TRADING IN VIETNAM -- LIMITS ON TRADING AND [...] (U) This is the fifth in a series of cables on industry perspectives in southern Vietnam on the role of the state in the economy. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. companies based in Ho Chi Minh City chafe at GVN restrictions that prohibit them from directly importing and distributing their goods. T [...] |
2005-04-08 10:17:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV BEXP PREL VM BTA |
| 05HOCHIMINHCITY528 |
DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH HCMC ENTREPRENEURS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a roundtable discussion with HCMC entrepreneurs and government representatives, the Deputy Secretary discussed the current state of Vietnam's economy and future prospects, including accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). HCMC business representatives voiced con [...] |
2005-05-20 12:38:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV BEXP PREL VM WTO IPROP BTA |
| 05HOCHIMINHCITY879 |
AMCHAM VOICES CONCERN OVER DRAFT LEGISLATION FOR WTO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a meeting of the Legal Committee of the HCMC American Chamber of Commerce, members voiced concern regarding legislation being drafted in preparation for Vietnam's WTO accession. While new overarching laws may meet WTO obligations, AmCham legal experts say the devil is in the [...] |
2005-08-19 11:09:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL VM WTRO BTA WTO |
| 05HOCHIMINHCITY914 |
LIMITS ON TRADING AND DISTRIBUTION CONTINUE TO HAMPER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. businesses in southern Vietnam are frustrated by limits on trading and distribution rights. Many company representatives report that relevant BTA provisions are not being implemented effectively. One business that has been directly importing and selling its product for 10 [...] |
2005-08-29 12:17:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL VM WTRO BTA WTO |