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CNN Live At Daybreak

Morning Call: Powell's Visit to Vietnam, Bonn Agreement

Aired July 23, 2001 - 08:31   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Every morning about this time we like to give you an insight into how we plan our day, how CNN plans its coverage around the world by checking into various bureaus around the world, places we don't normally go. This morning, we want to check in with Tim Schwartz. He's a producer in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Tim, what are you working on today?

TIM SCHWARTZ, CNN PRODUCER: Well, we're here waiting for Colin Powell to arrive in Hanoi in Vietnam, a place where he served two terms of duty as a U.S. soldier during the Vietnam War. And we're going to be looking at Vietnam and finding out how different it was a few decades ago. It's really changed. It's a young, vibrant population. They're looking forward to increased ties with the U.S., increased trading ties with the U.S. We'll be talking to local businessman, U.S. businessman doing deals here and trying to show the viewers the new Vietnam.

LIN: Tim, how long have you lived there?

SCHWARTZ: Well, I actually am based in Hong Kong. I come to the region with CNN. I come to Vietnam very frequently. I've been here about four or five times in the last year.

LIN: And you think the -- what do you think the biggest surprise is going to be for an American audience when they see so much of it with Powell's trip?

SCHWARTZ: I think a lot of the -- the impression of Vietnam that the American audience has for Vietnam is connected inevitably with the war. But you must remember that the population here is a very young population. Most of them were not even born during the war yet, and they don't have the same baggage perhaps as many Americans have. For them, the war is history and they're looking forward and they have hopes of better cooperation with the United States.

LIN: All right, we're looking forward to the reports coming out of Hanoi. Thanks so much, Tim Schwartz, producer in Hanoi, Vietnam. Let's go to Bonn, Germany now, where we find Bettina Luscher, our Berlin bureau chief.

Bettina, what are you working on?

BETTINA LUSCHER, CNN BERLIN BUREAU CHIEF: We are working on the Bonn climate conference. Just a few hours ago, delegate from 180 countries agreed on a new agreement on how to implement the Kyoto accord. We have been here for over 30 hours straight. We haven't got one minute of sleep. We brought our toothbrushes with us, and now we're glad that this story is slowly coming to an end. We now can go back to our workplace, then get a story for you together explaining what this summit was all about and why it's important.

LIN: All right, thank you very much, Bettina Luscher reporting out of Bonn, Germany.

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