Laying Uncle Ho to rest: The WTO as the latest invader. (Vietnam).(Ho Chi Minh, World Trade Organization)(Brief Article)

From: New Internationalist | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

THE Ho Chi Minh Museum in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, is a treasure chest of photos, letters, artefacts and artworks commemorating both the national independence struggle against France and the US and the life of its liberation leader, Ho Chi Minh. Amongst the excerpts from Ho Chi Minh's socialist speeches and writings, pictures of regional summits involving today's leaders seem incongruous.

But then again, they tell of Vietnam's latest struggle - for economic development. Once again, the US is taking on Vietnam. But this time, the US has market capitalism and free trade in its ...

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