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Viewing cable 07HOCHIMINHCITY921, EWEC CONFERENCE PROVIDES VENUE FOR PRESS TO QUESTION

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07HOCHIMINHCITY921 2007-09-05 08:07 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
VZCZCXRO4787
RR RUEHDT RUEHPB
DE RUEHHM #0921/01 2480807
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 050807Z SEP 07
FM AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3076
INFO RUEHHI/AMEMBASSY HANOI 2163
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 0027
RUCNARF/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC 0035
RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY 3283
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 HO CHI MINH CITY 000921 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS 
STATE PASS USTR FOR DAVID BISBEE 
COMMERCE FOR HPPHO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ELNT VM
SUBJECT: EWEC CONFERENCE PROVIDES VENUE FOR PRESS TO QUESTION 
LEADERS 
 
 
HO CHI MIN 00000921  001.4 OF 002 
 
 
1. (SBU) SUMMARY.  One of the most interesting developments at a 
recent Vietnamese-hosted conference to promote the East-West 
Economic Corridor (EWEC) linking Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and 
Burma was not so much the keynote address from Vietnamese Deputy 
Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem to the 500 international attendees 
but the questions posed by some members of the Vietnamese press. 
 GVN officials and conference presenters appeared somewhat 
caught off-guard by aggressive questions pressing for specific 
examples of how the EWEC has benefited people in Vietnam as well 
as by implications that the project's real benefits have been 
modest.  In addition to policy-level speeches, the conference 
covered topics from the nuts and bolts of border controls to 
business networking.  While China lies well north of the EWEC, 
delegates from Guanxi and Yunnan provinces seemed omnipresent 
(from the 'business match-up' session to photos with Vietnamese 
leaders), upstaging everyone else, including the leader of the 
Burmese Delegation Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs U Maung 
Myint, who was virtually ignored by delegates intent on finding 
commercial opportunities.  Government and business delegates 
alike agreed that further simplification of paperwork and visa 
rules would greatly benefit provinces along the EWEC.  End 
summary. 
 
FROM IDEA TO REALITY - THE PRESS ASKS AGAIN 
------------------------------------------- 
2. (SBU) Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Economics 
Department hosted the August 27-31 EWEC Week Conference at the 
corridor's eastern terminus in Danang.  Most government and 
business delegation leaders spoke about variations on the 
conference theme "EWEC - From Idea to Reality," citing a 16 
percent increase this year in tourist transit at the 
Vietnam/Laos border over the same period in 2006 and a similar 
increase in cargo traffic.  Leaders announced that recent 
discussions will resolve issues of right- versus left-hand 
drive, improve border crossing/law enforcement cooperation, and 
simplify paperwork at the borders. 
 
3. (SBU) At the plenum's question and answer session, business 
delegates repeatedly complained that onerous visa procedures and 
burdensome paperwork are still preventing tourism from really 
taking off along the EWEC.  The catchphrase "Four Countries One 
Destination" obviously rang hollow not only with tourist 
industry representatives but also with members of the Vietnamese 
press, including the influential national newspaper Thanh Nien, 
who took the panel to task.  The reporters asked for concrete 
information on any specific investment projects being planned, 
reforms that will promote private sector, and plans to develop 
Vietnam's human resources capacity.  In response, a clearly 
agitated Deputy-Minister of Planning and Investment Cao Viet 
Sinh insisted that with the infrastructure now in place, 
investors would look favorably on the region.  In the concluding 
press conference, a more polished Deputy Minister of Foreign 
Affairs Vu Dung also fielded barbed questions about the 
organization of the EWEC event from a Vietnam Chamber of 
Commerce and Industry Magazine reporter. 
 
LOOKING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD 
------------------------------- 
4. (SBU) By virtue of location, the Vietnamese hosts dominated 
the conference, with local small and medium-sized enterprises 
searching for sources of raw materials from northeast Thailand 
or Laos.  Burma's meager representation at the conference and 
the trade exposition suggested superficial involvement at best. 
In contrast Chinese goods were everywhere at the exposition, and 
the government delegations from Guanxi and Yunnan were nearly as 
active as their business delegations, posing for pictures with 
Vietnamese notables during the conference. 
 
FACT CHECKING ON THE STREETS OF DANANG 
-------------------------------------- 
5. (SBU) Following the conference, Danang-based industry, NGO, 
and government managers privately echoed the concerns raised by 
the press.  While the EWEC has improved Danang's infrastructure 
significantly, most large investments have been in tourism and 
real estate development rather than creating jobs and boosting 
the local economy.  Simplifying border procedures and promoting 
the private sector are crucial, most agreed.  Danang "equitized" 
(transformed 100 per cent State-owned enterprises into 
joint-stock or limited liability companies subject to the 
Enterprise Law, to help restructure, upgrade and enhance 
efficiency) nine of 14 municipally-owned enterprises (five 
others are in the process) and some of the proceeds have helped 
fund the development of industrial parks.  The Port of Danang is 
growing at a modest but steady eight percent over 2006, but only 
 
HO CHI MIN 00000921  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
captures a fraction of the region's container traffic because of 
the port's low volume.  Phuoc Tien seafood processing said it 
ships through Ho Chi Minh City Port because the busier port can 
land products in Japan in six or seven days as opposed to up to 
13 days through the Danang Port. 
 
COMMENT 
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6. (SBU) The press events at EWEC conference demonstrate that 
Vietnam's press is capable of challenging leaders in certain 
contexts.  While most of the reporters pitched softballs, it was 
encouraging to see some stand up in front of Deputy Prime 
Minister Khiem and call for answers on questions of development 
strategy and the role of the private sector.  The conference 
also provided a clear reminder that China continues to make 
commercial inroads throughout Southeast Asia.  While Danang is 
benefiting from significant investment in infrastructure and 
tourism, additional reforms will be necessary to diversify the 
city's economy. 
 
7. (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Hanoi. 
FAIRFAX