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2006-11-11 Southeast Asia
Intel backs Vietnam in $1bn deal
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Posted by Steve White 2006-11-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Perhaps they're worried about their plants in Thailand and want to find a "safe" location?

This is so bizarre for someone who grew up in the cold war. Just like in 2003 when our allies Bulgaria and Poland were threatened by the unfriendly regimes of France and Germany.
Posted by Jackal">Jackal  2006-11-11 10:57|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]  2006-11-11 10:57|| Front Page Top

#2 And I read an article saying we have sent trainers for their military
Posted by Snoque Phavish3076 2006-11-11 11:11||   2006-11-11 11:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Thailand?

No, not on the Vietnamese radar.

Nor Intel's for that matter.

For Intel, the enticement is the low bidder.

For Vietnam, an American stake in the soil, as it nervously eyes those Chicom prospectors.
Posted by Red Lief 2006-11-11 23:20||   2006-11-11 23:20|| Front Page Top

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