We don't want to be penalised further. No investor wants to come here and not see a return on their investment. The government is taking steps to address the issues and encourage more foreign investment. It recently reduced international telephone charges by 20 per cent. But Verduyen would welcome a faster pace of change.
Implementation is where the stumble is.
I'm not always sure that those who are in power do want to make changes. They realize there must be changes but you must facilitate change to create a turnaround and to make it succeed. From time to time it is good to forget what you have learned in the past and start from scratch with a completely different outlook. In the last 10 years tremendous progress has been made but as an investor the pace can never be fast enough. Funds have been allocated for a new terminal at Hanoi International Airport, after construction was stalled.