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Nguyen Van Linh, Former Vietnamese leader
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Nguyen Van Linh, who revitalized Vietnam's economy with free
markets and foreign investment after decades of rigid state control,
died Monday. He was 82.
As Communist Party general-secretary in 1986-'91, Linh told the
Vietnamese they had to "renew or die." He ended collective farming,
loosened government controls over state factories, allowed expansion
of the tiny private sector and invited foreign c...
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Vietnam Reform Vow
The Washington Post
; Vietnam's ruling Communist Party opened a key party congress with a pledge to speed economic reform without veering from socialism. "If there are things left unaccomplished or not well done, let us accomplish them during the period of transition to socialism," Communist Party Secretary General
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Nguyen Van Linh, Former Vietnamese leader
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Nguyen Van Linh, who revitalized Vietnam's economy with free markets and foreign investment after decades of rigid state control, died Monday. He was 82. As Communist Party general-secretary in 1986-'91, Linh told the Vietnamese they had to "renew or die." He ended collective farming, loosened
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Biker tigers
Jerusalem Post
; ... bishop in central Nghe An province and a prominent doctor in Saigon who once served in the US-backed South Vietnamese army. "Tran Thanh Trai was elected ... regardless of his previous record," said the official announcing the election results late last month ...
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The job didn't go to the reformer. (Vietnam's new prime minister Do Muoi a traditionalist)
The Economist (US)
; FROM OUR SOUTH-EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT CHOOSING a new prime minister for C Vietnam has been a rougher business than expected, and the outcome will dismay believers in communist reform. The previous prime minister, Pham Hung, died on March 10th. Mr Vo Van Kiet, who stepped in as caretaker, had
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Hanoi Promotes `New Vietnam';Despite Policy of Openness, Many Things Remain the Same
The Washington Post
; Vietnam is engaged in a major public relations campaign to sell "the new Vietnam" to its people and the world. So far, it appears, changing the style has proven easier than changing the substance. The old Vietnam had a secretive Communist leadership about which little was known, with some members
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Hanoi Leader to Resign
The Washington Post
; Ailing Vietnamese Communist Party leader Nguyen Van Linh will step down from his post within two months for health reasons, Vietnamese officials said. Bui Tin, deputy chief editor of the party daily Nhan Dan said that a successor probably will be chosen at a session of the party Central Committee
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Soviets Stress Vietnam Ties
The Washington Post
; Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said the Soviet Union and Vietnam, although at different levels of development, were united in a drive to reform their economies, state television reported. It said Gorbachev expressed understanding for Hanoi's efforts to solve its domestic problems, described by
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Vietnam returns more remains of GIs
Chicago Sun-Times
; BANGKOK, Thailand Vietnam on Thursday returned 21 more sets of remains believed to be those of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. U.S. sources said they expect talks soon on further repatriations of the dead. Vietnam's Communist Party leader, Nguyen Van Linh, said the two countries were
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Vietnam chief admits economic policy errors
Chicago Sun-Times
; HANOI The new secretary general of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Van Linh, concedes that Vietnam has made "serious errors" in economic policy over the last 10 years. In an interview, the first granted to a Western newspaper since he became Vietnam's leader last December, Linh, 71, called
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LINH IS A VICTOR IN VIETNAM VOTE
The Boston Globe
; BANGKOK, Thailand - Vietnam yesterday announced that Nguyen Van Linh, the Communist Party general secretary, and other top party officials were elected to the National Assembly in Sunday's election. That may mean they will receive top government posts when the assembly convenes in June, because
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