VOA慢速英语：越南寻求扩大其经济

China is Vietnam's biggest trading partner. However, the two countries are competitors in international trade. Now, Vietnam is taking steps to deal with China's surprise decision to devalue its currency. Vietnam is also making an effort to increase its exports in a very competitive part of the world.

中国是越南最大的贸易伙伴。然而，这两个国家在国际贸易中是竞争对手。现在，越南正在采取措施应对中国将贬值其货币这一突然决定。越南也正在努力提高其在世界竞争激烈领域的出口。

In August, the value of China's money fell by 3.5 percent against other currencies in foreign exchange markets. In recent months, the value of the Japanese yen, the Korean won and other Asian currencies also fell. That made exports from those countries less costly.

8月，外汇市场上，中国货币对其他货币下跌3.5％。近几个月来，日元、韩元及其他亚洲货币的价值也下跌。这使得这些国家的出口成本更低。

Workers assemble shoes in a shoe factory near Hanoi. Vietnam is seeking to expand its manufacturing sector as a high tech supplier.

Vietnam let the value of its currency, the dong, go down two times earlier this year. The idea was to gain more foreign investment in the country.

今年早些时候，越南让其货币越南盾的价值两次下跌。目的旨在获得更多的外国投资。

Manufacturing is an important part of Vietnam's economy. In fact, the manufacturing sector grew by nearly nine percent last year. However, Vietnam faces strong competition from its trading partners. Vietnam also could face a flood of Chinese imports as China seeks new markets for its goods. The reason for those imports: slowing demand for goods in China.

制造业是越南经济的重要组成部分。事实上，去年，制造业增长了近百分之九。然而，越南面临着来自其贸易伙伴的强烈竞争。由于中国为其产品寻求新的市场，越南还可能面临中国的大批进口商品。原因在于在中国，人们对这些商品的需求放缓。

Pham Luu Hung is with SSI Research in Hanoi. He says low taxes and problems in China are resulting in more shipments of Chinese trucks and steel to Vietnam.

Pham Luu Hung是河内SSI研究所的一名职员。他说，低税收与中国存在的问题都导致更多中国的卡车与钢铁出口到越南。

"We share a border with China, so we import a lot from China, so if the economy is slowing down, I think cheap Chinese products would be easier to come in to flood the market here."

“我们与中国有共同的边界，所以我们从中国大量进口，因此如果经济增长放缓，我认为中国的廉价产品会更容易涌入这里的市场。”

Infrastructure investment is becoming a major trade issue

基础设施的投资正成为主要的贸易问题

Some Asian countries are improving roads, air and sea ports, and other infrastructure in an effort to increase trade. The Philippines has increased work on infrastructure this year. Philippine officials note that the country has an English-speaking workforce, which can appeal to foreign investment.

一些亚洲国家正在改善道路状况、提高空运及海港运输、以及完善其他基础设施，努力扩大贸易。今年菲律宾加大了基础设施建设的工作。菲律宾官员指出，国内有讲英语的劳动力可以吸引外国投资。

Like many Southeast Asian nations, Vietnam is seeking money for infrastructure projects. The planned improvements are to meet the demands of international cargo shippers.

像许多东南亚国家那样，越南正在寻求资金，用于基础设施项目建设。该改进计划旨在满足国际货物托运人的要求。

Vietnam has accepted development aid from Japan to build a new airport terminal in Hanoi. The building is expected to open this year. More aid has gone to help build Ho Chi Minh City's public transportation system, which has yet to open. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

越南已经接受了来自日本的发展援助，在河内建立新的机场航站楼。该建筑预计今年开始施工。更多的援助已用于帮助建立胡志明市的公共交通系统，该系统目前还未开放。

With better infrastructure and low-cost labor, Vietnam hopes to develop high-value manufacturing industries to replace the clothing industry. Major technology companies, such as Intel in the U.S. and Samsung in South Korea, have invested billions of dollars in Vietnam since 2010.

有了更好的基础设施和低成本的劳动力，越南希望发展高附加值制造业，以取代服装行业。一些主要技术公司，如美国英特尔与韩国三星，自2010年已在越南投资数十亿美元。

Sandeep Mahajan is an economist with the World Bank. He says Vietnam needs to do more to make land and financing available to private businesses. That way, he says, local companies can join the factory supply chain. Today, investors from other Asia countries operate factories that receive parts and supplies manufactured in China.

Sandeep Mahajan是一位世界银行的经济学家。他说，越南需要采取更多措施，将土地和资金提供给私人企业。这样一来，他说，当地的企业可以加入工厂的供应链。如今，来自亚洲其他国家的投资者通过接收中国制造的零部件与供应品运转工厂。

An increase in private investment could raise earnings in a country where 12 percent of people live in poverty. Vietnam's trade relationship with China is valued at $50 billion in trade a year.

在12％的人口都生活在贫困中国家而言，对私人投资的增加可以提高国家的收入。每年在交易中，越南与中国的贸易伙伴关系可以创造500亿的财富。

I'm Mario Ritter.

我是马里奥• 里特。

Ralf Jennings reported this story for VOA. Mario Ritter adapted it for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor.

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Words in This Story

currency–n. the money that a country uses

sector –n. an area of an economy; a part of an economy that includes certain kinds of jobs

cheap–adj. not costly

infrastructure –n. basic equipment and structures such as roads and bridges that are need for a country, area or organization to work

cargo–n. something carried from one place to another by boat or plane

chain–n. a series of thing or people that are connected to each other in some way