Violation of labour conditions

The economic differences have begun to show, there exists a wage difference of EUR 25-51 per month, not to mention violations of working conditions, child labour, environmental problems, etc. However, if you apply the indicators of the World Bank for economic growth, you can see that Vietnam is performing well according to the targets.

Despite the fact that Vietnam is still a communist country, there is respect for having gained economic success. But it is not accepted by the population, if the elite should have gained its position through crooked connections and shady deals.

Cyber dissidents

On a question from Danish ICT Management on whether ICTs were included in the new Business Sector Programme in Vietnam, the Danish embassy expressed that they were aware of ICTs as a tool for private sector development. However, it was very difficult to work with new technology in Vietnam, especially information interchange on the Internet. This was due to the restrictions set up by the Communist Party. Vietnam was a country of "fire walls".

In short, a fight between progressive and conservative forces is taking place in Vietnam. Technological industries are growing - but it should be kept in mind that the staff in the state administration is all trained in the former Soviet Union - they have not studied market mechanisms.

ISPs and Internet Cafés in Vietnam must deliver reports on web sites visited by the public. Several "cyber dissidents" were accused of breaking the law by assessing illegal web sites and publishing forbidden content on the net. However, the government is aware of the economic gain to be harvested through the information technology, so progress is underway.
A change is also happening in the present conduct, where official pirate copying of digital products have been permitted.