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Winner recognised in the Heart of Dark Capitalism

 
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Bob51
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 2:16 am    Post subject: Winner recognised in the Heart of Dark Capitalism Reply with quote

http://world.scmp.com/worldnews/ZZZ9HSP73AE.html
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Vietnam's PM in heart of capitalism

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Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, leader of one of the world's last communist states, rang the opening bell yesterday in one of the institutional hearts of capitalism, the New York Stock Exchange. Mr Khai, the first Vietnamese government leader to visit the United States since the end of the Vietnam war, stood on the balcony above the trading floor, flanked by the exchange's chief executive officer, John Thain, and the Vietnamese deputy prime minister and finance minister.

As Mr Khai sounded the bell for the 9.30am start of business, several traders turned to the balcony, cheering and applauding as he waved back.

"I guess it means we won after all," one trader joked afterwards about Mr Khai's visit. The prime minister was then given a whirlwind walkabout of the trading floor.

On the grand facade of the stock exchange building, the Vietnamese flag, a yellow star on a red background, billowed alongside the Stars and Stripes
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Rdtf
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 24, 2005 12:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wonder how intoxicating it was for him to get a taste of that. Freedom, money and capitalism.
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