VOA慢速英語：越南尋求擴大其經(jīng)濟

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.

中國是越南最大的貿(mào)易伙伴。然而，這兩個國家在國際貿(mào)易中是競爭對手?，F(xiàn)在，越南正在采取措施應對中國將貶值其貨幣這一突然決定。越南也正在努力提高其在世界競爭激烈領域的出口。

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，外匯市場上，中國貨幣對其他貨幣下跌3.5％。近幾個月來，日元、韓元及其他亞洲貨幣的價值也下跌。這使得這些國家的出口成本更低。

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.

今年早些時候，越南讓其貨幣越南盾的價值兩次下跌。目的旨在獲得更多的外國投資。

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.

制造業(yè)是越南經(jīng)濟的重要組成部分。事實上，去年，制造業(yè)增長了近百分之九。然而，越南面臨著來自其貿(mào)易伙伴的強烈競爭。由于中國為其產(chǎn)品尋求新的市場，越南還可能面臨中國的大批進口商品。原因在于在中國，人們對這些商品的需求放緩。

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是河內(nèi)SSI研究所的一名職員。他說，低稅收與中國存在的問題都導致更多中國的卡車與鋼鐵出口到越南。

"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."

“我們與中國有共同的邊界，所以我們從中國大量進口，因此如果經(jīng)濟增長放緩，我認為中國的廉價產(chǎn)品會更容易涌入這里的市場。”

Infrastructure investment is becoming a major trade issue

基礎設施的投資正成為主要的貿(mào)易問題

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.

一些亞洲國家正在改善道路狀況、提高空運及海港運輸、以及完善其他基礎設施，努力擴大貿(mào)易。今年菲律賓加大了基礎設施建設的工作。菲律賓官員指出，國內(nèi)有講英語的勞動力可以吸引外國投資。

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

像許多東南亞國家那樣，越南正在尋求資金，用于基礎設施項目建設。該改進計劃旨在滿足國際貨物托運人的要求。

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!

越南已經(jīng)接受了來自日本的發(fā)展援助，在河內(nèi)建立新的機場航站樓。該建筑預計今年開始施工。更多的援助已用于幫助建立胡志明市的公共交通系統(tǒng)，該系統(tǒng)目前還未開放。

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.

有了更好的基礎設施和低成本的勞動力，越南希望發(fā)展高附加值制造業(yè)，以取代服裝行業(yè)。一些主要技術公司，如美國英特爾與韓國三星，自2010年已在越南投資數(shù)十億美元。

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是一位世界銀行的經(jīng)濟學家。他說，越南需要采取更多措施，將土地和資金提供給私人企業(yè)。這樣一來，他說，當?shù)氐钠髽I(yè)可以加入工廠的供應鏈。如今，來自亞洲其他國家的投資者通過接收中國制造的零部件與供應品運轉工廠。

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％的人口都生活在貧困中國家而言，對私人投資的增加可以提高國家的收入。每年在交易中，越南與中國的貿(mào)易伙伴關系可以創(chuàng)造500億的財富。

I'm Mario Ritter.

我是馬里奧• 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