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Collective Brainpower Propels Real Life Escape Rooms
Have you ever imagined being trapped in a mysterious room and managing to break out using nothing but your brainpower? If you have a mind for solving puzzles and cracking codes and want to try a fun, challenging game, then come test your mental might at Trap Vietnam – Real Life Escape Room at 40
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Miss Vietnam 2016 Finalists
July 29th 2016 Participants in the Miss Vietnam pageant receive the opportunity to be goodwill ambassadors on behalf of their country for the rest of their lives. Past participants say they treasure the special recognition the Vietnamese people show them everywhere they go, even years after the event. The 2016 southern province finalists were chosen
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Asia Pacific: Trading and Thriving
Asia Pacific is a vast and diverse region and one of the strongest performing parts of the global economy. GDP growth across Asia Pacific in 2017 is forecast to hit 5.6%, which is well above the 3.6% projected worldwide, and 5.5% in 2018. Against this backdrop, the latest findings from Grant Thornton’s International Business Report
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Grant Thornton: 12 Graphs on How to do Business in Vietnam
Many of you enjoyed our comprehensive guide on How to Do Business in Vietnam 2016 from our friends over at Grant Thornton. We decided to treat our business readers again by adding another report on how to do business in Vietnam. This guide covers key business trends and statistics, as well as a wealth of
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Help Reggie Find Love
Reggie is a Red Shanc Douc in Northern Vietnam who could use your love. His species is indigenous to the Khe Nuoc Trong forest of North Central provinces, and was is marked as endangered by the IUCN. While Vietnam has made efforts to protect Reggie and his peers, conservation laws have been difficult to enforce. To
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The Zest of Life in Vietnam
The zest of life is realized when you are living life to the fullest. Try new experiences and create memories by traveling to beautiful Vietnam. Interesting people, activities and pristine scenery await in every region of the country. Ancient cities, towering mountain retreats, modern hotels and robust nightlife, vast beaches, biking, hiking, boat tours, concerts,
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Vietnam Impact Investing Protocol – Helmet Crisis
Vietnam Impact Investing Protocol VietnamAdvisors is a firm believer that you can do well by doing good. While Vietnam is a country of enormous opportunities, it is also a country in need of tremendous social and economic aid. This is why it is our policy to provide pro-bono ads to qualifying Vietnam related non-profits doing
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Vietnam Private Equity Report: Q2/2015
July 1, 2015. Positive outlook Positive outlook is voted by 72% of PE respondents thanks to various positive news during the first half of 2015. Especially, significant legislation changes and increasing opportunities for foreign investments have boosted investors’ confidence in the recovery of the economy. There are a lot of positive signs towards the continued
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Bloomberg: Vietnam To Get Boost From Privatization
October 31, 2016 Some of world’s top brewers jostling for stakes in Sabeco Benchmark VN Index has risen 25 percent since end of January After years of glacial progress, Vietnam’s efforts to privatize its state-owned companies are gathering pace as the government gets close to offloading stakes in the country’s biggest brewer and dairy
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7-Eleven Brings Convenience to Vietnam
January 25th 2016. Vietnam’s retail sector looks to be ever-changing. Seven Eleven Inc. in July 2015 signed a contract with IFB Vietnam, owner of Pizza Hut’s Vietnamese chain, to open the first 7-Eleven convenience stores in HCMC. With over 56,400 stores worldwide, 7-Eleven is currently the world’s leading convenience store chain, and its expansion to
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Impact Series: Kianh Foundation & The Mulligan Project
In our ongoing effort to empower the underserved, VietnamAdivsors would like to highlight non-profits doing amazing work in Vietnam. We hope you will take the time to follow the links to the non-profit homepage to better understand what they do. If their mission resonates with you, we certainly hope your generosity will be a resource
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FutureDocs Abroad Meet in Hue, Vietnam
FutureDocs Abroad hosted by The National Leadership Academies will be held in Hue, Vietnam from July 19 – August 4, 2018. This year, FutureDocs Abroad offers high school students the opportunity to visit hospitals and clinics in Vietnam in order to experience the big 3 experiences all aspiring doctors should see firsthand: the ability to
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The King of Visuals: Dazzling Feature
September 21, 2016 Do stunning visuals blow your mind? We present you ten minutes of VFX from Vietnam’s king of visual effects. The feature you are about to see is from Viet Anh Nguyen, the CEO of CYCLO – Vietnam’s leading special effects studio. Viet is responsible for the stunning effects behind some of Vietnam’s largest films. We proudly
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Weapon Sales to Vietnam?
May 19, 2016 President Barack Obama will make his first official visit to Vietnam this coming weekend. One big issue on his agenda is deciding whether to remove the U.S. ban on arms sales to the country
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Impact Series: Little Rose Warm Shelter
In our ongoing effort to empower the underserved, VietnamAdivsors would like to highlight non-profits doing amazing work in Vietnam. We hope you will take the time to follow the links to the non-profit homepage to better understand what they do. If their mission resonates with you, we certainly hope your generosity will be a resource
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Vietnam Private Sector Forum
On July 31st I was invited to attend the 2nd Vietnam Private Sector Forum, which facilitates dialogue between the Vietnamese Private Sector and Government, and encourages a bottom up approach from grassroots business. The Forum, sponsored by the Australian Government and the Asian Development Bank was chaired by the Prime Minister Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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VietJet Soars Past Vietnam Airlines in Market Value
VietJet, Vietnam’s famed “bikini airline,” recently saw shares surge to 137,400 dong ($6.03) – making its total market capitalization $1.8 billion. This makes it more valuable than the country’s state-owned Vietnam Airlines, which is valued at $1.7 billion. Prices have been converging in an almost poetic manner – VietJet started the year at $1.4 billion
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7 Reasons to Visit & Love Hoi An
There are many reasons to visit and love Hoi An, but here are the top seven. When you visit Hoi An, you will discover a picturesque backdrop juxtaposed by a city that screams with sound of scooters fighting to find their way. You will find traces of times past in the form of ancient assembly
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Vietnam Predicts Strong Economic Growth Even Amidst Slow Restructuring
October 19, 2015. Vietnamese leaders are expecting strong economic growth even though the government won’t be able to finish restructuring the nearly 300 state-owned companies that it had plan to finish by the end of 2015. The government forecasts that Vietnam’s GDP will increase by 6.7% next year, coming from a 6.5% increase this past
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Super Foods are Replacing Rice
Lunchtime in the business districts of Vietnam hosts a frenzy of tourists and locals waiting in long lines at restaurants and street stalls to choose from grilled meat, soups, wraps, dumplings, flat and thin noodles, stuffed pancakes and desserts. But one item makes only an occasional appearance on menus and on plates – rice. Smart
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