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U.S. Seeks Easier Access To Vietnam Investments
By James Hookway
Word Count: 511 | Companies Featured in This Article: Ford Motor, Dow Chemical, 3M, ABN Amro Holding
HANOI, Vietnam -- American companies would like to see Vietnam's Communist government make it easier for them to invest here, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said.

Accompanied by representatives from 22 U.S. companies, including Ford Motor Co., Dow Chemical Co. and 3M Co., Mr. Gutierrez met with Vietnam's top political leaders to discuss the opening of one of Asia's fastest-growing economies.

Improving opportunities for American investment is a better way of dealing with the U.S.'s trade deficit with Vietnam than trying to curb U.S. imports of Vietnamese goods, he told reporters following meetings with Vietnamese officials, including President Nguyen Minh ...