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"Japanese chief executives, whose 2006 investments in Vietnam were twice those of the previous year, at $1.3 billion, believe that the Vietnamese work ethic is closer to Japan’s, in terms of a strong belief in quality."
"Even before China Inc’s image as a manufacturer was tainted by recent scandals of toxic toys and shoddy food products, Japanese bosses have privately been saying that they “trust” Vietnamese workers over their Chinese counterparts."
Japan’s largest trading house, Mitsui, has just set up a subsidiary in Hanoi. “Vietnam,” the subsidiary’s president, Ken Ozeki, recently told Japanese media, “could become even more reliable than China or India.”
"Even before China Inc’s image as a manufacturer was tainted by recent scandals of toxic toys and shoddy food products, Japanese bosses have privately been saying that they “trust” Vietnamese workers over their Chinese counterparts."
Japan’s largest trading house, Mitsui, has just set up a subsidiary in Hanoi. “Vietnam,” the subsidiary’s president, Ken Ozeki, recently told Japanese media, “could become even more reliable than China or India.”
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/busi...icle2317240.ece
What do you think? Are these comments consistent with fact or reality?