New Prospects for Vietnam

(26 Oct 06 - RV)Vietnam was accepted today as the World Trade Organization’s 150th member.

With a population of 84 million, Vietnam has been the second most populous country behind Russia still outside the WTO.

As a WTO member, the country will benefit from the removal of quotas that limit textile exports to europe and the united states.

Vice director of Vatican Radio’s Vietnamese Section, Fr Joseph Hoang Minh Thang, said he hoped WTO entry would mean improved job prospects, salaries and general working conditions for people in the country…