FIRST

Introduction

Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC

Chairman, FIRST Advisory Council

Introduction

Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Message

HE Nguyen Tan Dung

Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Mutually beneficial cooperation

HE Pham Gia Khiem

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam

Building on strong foundations

HE Vo Hong Phuc

Minister of Planning and Investment, Vietnam

Red river, black gold

Richard Brighouse

Asia Correspondent, FIRST

Lifting the last bamboo curtain

Richard Brighouse

Asia Correspondent, FIRST

Production and distribution

HE Vu Huy Hoang

Minister of Industry and Trade, Vietnam

Strength in partnership

HE Tran Quang Hoan

Ambassador of Vietnam to the United Kingdom

Partnership and opportunity

HE Mark Kent

British Ambassador to Vietnam

Jumpy market, strong economy

Dominic Scriven OBE

Dragon Capital, Vietnam

To slow or not to slow

Prakriti Sofat

Economist, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd

An important relationship

Ben Chapman MP

Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Vietnam Group

Rising star

Pamela Goodman

Travel Editor, FIRST