European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse A capitalist innovator in Vietnam by Barbara Crossette now York times be Cong Thani is Lam Highl factory in to Dii Minh oly is nol much of an Industrial Complex Bym Osl people s standards the Par is air heaped in buckets an the ground. And Tow Assembly line weaves around a Iroe in inc courtyard of an old Bui Vietnam s communist parly Leader Quyon Van Pirih Ivi a teen there Fai two hours and , precise soul Titis As he shows o visitor then rec cd if i i of Praise inc Parry Trief entered in the company y n i Ivik m Claber 1 966, shortly Bolor e he came 1o Tor "renovation.1 precise about Marty in rings. And a a tailor Lotos Lujin ,. Flint i Lorr nor a comes Avay with a Clear d Iol Bluit to i Prev atom a of r Ilse and the capitalist a i to in d to in inc development of what in a Call dip new Vietnam " a i uhf n l l list who a Cal North to become a mine Alti i ii a i ds4 Vineva Accord divided Trio country. Thanh if Jan twin i u75 Attar the Mot Sagon me nod car the 1, Sci Nirid techie Iloray had Wio Ugric on South Vir Fum Dumire its Bidet of isl once Ai an Independent natron now so years old. Thanh said he tried a variety of 0bi Belore sinking out on his own in 1984. He began to Csc clop and Mami Fackel a smak friction motor flashlights appropriate technology Lor Vietnam and other poo countries Whitro batteries arc scarce and in an Canso Bryand inc Means of of daiy people. Vic experienced Many Fai Luias before gel Ting a goad he said. Our full Good Model was nit Idu in August s985 the Follo iving month he said. To Duan the Laic communist parly fender Camo to have a look and Hal Tod id visits by 14 politburo Merrit jars in search of Mode development projects vietnamese leaders named in Lillton of her Ihan guerrilla a Adara lot Noa Ity Hall a can Lucy. Acknowledge of by Havo no expert w in economic . Nor even Larni Hanly with he economic i criminology with which the rest of the world comm Mcgloh in his comments in the Binh Kline a tics Book i inh Nolod that Thanh a a line example of How a Man Wilhour a University education like Linh himself could master these things in Hay 1986, Thanh cab Oldonor by his Uno spelled Fame and encouraged by what he saw As a now in the parly leadership a role a Repolt listing 500 faults in she mar Jemeul of inc National Economy some yours earlier they might have Cul Oil Ray head he said Hall in Josl instead 115 in porn was i Cula cd a Aisne and Incorv oiled Mlo ending legis Lalton Thanh won onto develop a modest a port Martel m Poland and Laos. He is now trying to turn Hig la Clory into n Small conglomerate to include service and Linance companies thai will make it easier to negotiate my binational con races under the country s new investment codes. He recently hired a fas vye. An Engineer an economist and seven Oiler experts to serve on his factory Board he said. Sinh Minh enterprises still Cocos marions problems of outdated machinery and Inelli Cicil use of manpower he sax. He calculates hat each folded plastic flashlight costs 2 to make $ prohibitive in High Price for Large scale eve posting. There is not enough hard currency to import now machines Lor Rinass production. Workers Al the blah Minh enterprises flashlight factory in to Chi Minh City. I or pc inn photo vietnamese entrepreneurs Cong the a i Tayt to to Clatts god we cannot his workers labor in pre Indus anal Rcv Dulion conditions. But Thanh remains a Lac Mac of Vietnam s new leaders for several reasons. His factory has created employ Mon to More than 100 Cople who earn higher wages from about Sis to �45 a month by stack Markel Exchange tales than workers in government enterprises. For on Amplo at the Dong Nai Ceramic factory no. 2, a govern men run factory North of to Chi Minh City skilled artisans Are said la be paid Only $610 $20 a month plus some Lood subsidies More important. Thanh understands the limits of the opening to capitalism. Socialism May be Trig highest lorm of life Thanh said Over Tea in the com that serves As office and living room in his private factory and Home. But socialism can t be applied Loo simply we can no longer Overlook the advantages of capitalism. Capitalism is a stage to socialism Ond to cannot Disca
