Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 06HOCHIMINHCITY1484, HCMC ECONOMIC LEADERS EVALUATE PERFORMANCE IN 2006

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #06HOCHIMINHCITY1484.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06HOCHIMINHCITY1484 2006-12-22 12:19 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
VZCZCXRO2530
RR RUEHCHI RUEHDT
DE RUEHHM #1484/01 3561219
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 221219Z DEC 06
FM AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1912
INFO RUEHHI/AMEMBASSY HANOI 1403
RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC 0024
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY 2071
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 HO CHI MINH CITY 001484 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/MLS 
DEPT PASS USTR (DAVID BISBEE) 
COMMERCE FOR 4431 (MAC/AP/OPB/VLC/HPPHO) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ETRD EINV ELAB EFIN PINR VM
SUBJECT: HCMC ECONOMIC LEADERS EVALUATE PERFORMANCE IN 2006 
 
REF: A) HCMC 218  B) HCMC 31  C) 04 HCMC 1582 
 
HO CHI MIN 00001484  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1. (SBU) Summary:  Government and international business leaders 
gathered for their annual review of Ho Chi Minh City's economic 
performance.  HCMC marked new milestones in economic development 
in 2006, but familiar obstacles to growth - including 
infrastructure and human resource development - remain.  Despite 
these challenges, HCMC's leaders have set ambitious targets for 
the city's economy in the next ten to fifteen years.  End 
summary. 
 
HCMC REGISTERS ANOTHER YEAR OF STRONG GROWTH 
 
-------------------------------------------- 
 
2. (U) In the fifth annual meeting of HCMC government and 
foreign business leaders, HCMC People's Committee Chairman Le 
Hoang Quan reported on the city's economic accomplishments in 
2006, which show that HCMC remains an powerhouse in the 
Vietnamese economy.  According to Quan, HCMC's economy grew 12.2 
percent in 2006.  Overall economic growth was led by growth in 
the private and foreign investment sectors, which grew 14.6 
percent and 13.1 percent, respectively.  The state sector grew 
the least, at 9.1 percent.  Exports from HCMC, home of the 
nation's busiest port, grew by 23.7 percent. 
 
3. (U) Foreign direct investment (FDI) and the impressive 
performance of the HCMC stock exchange were the highlights of an 
already bright economic picture in 2006.  FDI doubled between 
2005 and 2006, reaching USD 2.1 billion in 2006.  Chairman Quan 
noted that USD 1.04 billion of that figure is the Intel 
investment.  The next largest single investment was a $249 
million container facility at Hiep Phuoc port, a port project 
under development to help alleviate congestion at Saigon Port. 
Activity on the HCMC stock exchange surpassed expectations.  The 
number of listings more than doubled.  According to Quan, there 
were 30 companies listed on the exchange at the beginning of the 
year; now there are 67.  The VN Index reached 775.56 on December 
15, up from 307.5 earlier this year. 
 
4. (U) HCMC Party Secretary Le Thanh Hai outlined ambitious 
targets for the city.  He noted that HCMC had experienced 11.2 
percent average annual growth between 1991 and 2005.  In the 
next five to fifteen years, HCMC should maintain an average 
annual growth rate of at least 12 percent, Hai said.  The target 
for city for the year 2020 is a population of 10 million with 
per capita GDP of USD 7,000. (Note:  HCMC's per capita GDP is 
currently approximately USD 1,800.  End Note.) 
 
CHALLENGES REMAIN 
 
----------------- 
 
5. (U) Government and business leaders agreed that challenges to 
HCMC's economic growth include weak infrastructure, labor 
pressures, and human resource deficiencies.  All of the business 
representatives present cited infrastructure improvements, 
particularly in transportation and power, as the most important 
requirement for continued growth and investment.  City 
authorities agreed and outlined plans to address infrastructure 
weaknesses, particularly for the city's strained seaports. 
 
6. (U) Business leaders, including the chairman of the American 
Chamber of Commerce, noted that a constructive labor relations 
system is needed to avoid labor unrest like that experienced a 
year ago, when a wave of strikes resulted in the Government of 
Vietnam (GVN) authorizing a 40 percent increase in the minimum 
wage at foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs). (Refs A and B) The 
deputy director of HCMC's Department of Labor, Invalids and 
Social Affairs (DoLISA) responded to business concerns by 
outlining the various responsibilities of employers, workers, 
trade unions and government need to shoulder to ensure that 
labor disputes are solved before they lead to strikes. 
 
7. (U) Broader human resource shortages are also a concern of 
both business and government.  The head of the European Chamber 
of Commerce called for an overhaul of Vietnam's education 
system, with a particular focus on higher and professional 
education.  HCMC Party Secretary Hai listed human resource 
development as one of the city's main challenges, noting that 
the city needs to improve the quality of workers and managers 
and needs to attract investment for educational institutions. 
 
COMMENT 
 
------- 
 
HO CHI MIN 00001484  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
 
8. (SBU) HCMC government leaders take this annual session 
seriously; the city's top two officials, Secretary Hai and 
Chairman Quan, were active participants in the entire four-hour 
meeting.  However, many of the issues outlined this December are 
essentially the same problems outlined two years ago. (Ref C) 
Deficiencies in areas like infrastructure and education are not 
solved overnight, or even in two years. These challenges, plus 
the ambitious goal of reaching per capita GDP in HCMC of USD 
7,000 by 2020, mean HCMC leaders have their work cut out for 
them. 
CHERN