A cat to chase the giant rats

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A senior official from the Vietnamese ruling Communist Party, Tran Do, has been expelled, despite claims of the prime minister Phan Van Khai that the party is not affected by divisions. Do had been critical of the party's policies, and the significance of his expulsion is not clear. Do favors reform, greater freedom of expression, and more party democracy. The future of the party will be discussed by the Central Committee in late Jan 1999, and the extent to which reform will be hampered by the expulsion will become clear.

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Asia: a difficult time to be a Vietnamese Communist

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Vietnam's ruling Communist Party is finding itself in a difficult situation whereby it is trying to limit the effects inherent in opening its economy to market. In an effort to thwart the encroachment of a capitalist democracy, the Communist Party is giving warning to the evils of accumulating wealth.

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Still divided: Vietnam

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Seventeen years after the communists took over Saigon, Vietnam is fighting to keep itself from becoming two separate entities again. Economically the poorer north is far behind the prosperous south, as the country shifts away from socialism towards market economics.

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