51.   Foreign businessmen and lawyers say one contentious provision, requiring unanimity among joint venture partners, is unlikely to change.

52.   Foreign businessmen are waiting to see whether investing in this labor-cheap country is worthwhile.

53.   Foreign businessmen were upset when Hanoi police went store-to-store in February, tearing down or covering up signs with foreign words.

54.   Foreign businessmen, however, are keenly aware of the problem and point to the security situation in Cambodia as a major barrier to investment.

55.   Foreign aid agencies and most foreign businessmen and missionaries also fled during the evacuation and have yet to return without guarantees of security.

56.   Foreign businessmen have also complained about corrupt bureaucracy and crime.

57.   Foreign businessmen have warned repeatedly that greedy officials are slowing down investment, which Vietnam badly needs to modernize its impoverished economy.

58.   Foreign businessmen said Wednesday they are willing to set up businesses in the southern Philippines but the government should first restore peace and order in the volatile region.

59.   Foreign businessmen complain of bureaucratic delays and unnecessary costs of doing business in Vietnam.

60.   Foreign businessmen hope a Beijing Olympics could speed the opening of Chinese markets.