This summer 2011 update is from Vietnomics , a global sourcing consultancy that links US and Vietnamese investors and companies. Thanks, Jeff! Summary Still reeling from the 2009 global recession, Vietnam’s economy has been challenged in the first half of this year. Businesses are coping with runaway inflation, high interest rates, an increasingly unsettled workforce, and inadequate … Continue reading Summer 2011 Update: Despite Economic Instability, Things Are Looking Up in Vietnam
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Đại học Hoa Kỳ đã chọn đúng đối tác!
Có một thực tế đáng buồn trong việc trao đổi giáo dục quốc tế hiện nay là hầu hết các nỗ lực phát triển quan hệ hợp tác hai bên cùng có lợi thường bị lãng quên sau khi hai bên ký kết xong biên bản ghi nhớ, nâng ly chúc mừng và các vị … Continue reading Đại học Hoa Kỳ đã chọn đúng đối tác!
US University Opts for Precision Matchmaking
The sad reality in the field of international educational exchange is that most attempts at developing mutually beneficial academic partnerships wither on the vine once the MOU is signed, the last toast made and the visitors head home. When looking at a list of international partnerships, the question is always which ones are active and … Continue reading US University Opts for Precision Matchmaking
Survey for Current & Future Vietnamese Students in the US
I’m conducting a brief and impressionistic (i.e., unscientific) survey is to collect some basic information about the post-graduation plans of young Vietnamese who are either currently studying in the US or are planning to do so. I will post the results here if I received a sufficient number of replies. Please e-mail me at markashwill[AT]hotmail.com … Continue reading Survey for Current & Future Vietnamese Students in the US
Education in Vietnam
Below is information about a new book, edited by Jonathan D. London and published by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore. Dr. London is an Assistant Professor (Sociology) in the Department of Asian & International Studies at the City University of Hong Kong. Vietnam is a country on the move. Yet, contemporary Vietnam’s education system … Continue reading Education in Vietnam
More Dong for Your Buck: Rough Road Ahead?
One of Asia's most inflation-plagued economies, Vietnam, devalued its currency 8.5% Friday to help arrest mounting economic problems. But analysts say Hanoi's Communist policy makers instead risk triggering a new and potentially uncontrollable round of price rises. This was excerpted from a 14 February Wall Street Journal article. Back in December 2010, a Bloomberg article, quoting … Continue reading More Dong for Your Buck: Rough Road Ahead?
Vietnam’s Younger Generation & the Future
Vietnam is a "young" country. You can see it everywhere you look and in the statistics (median age: 27.4). It's what economists refer to as a "demographic dividend," which Vietnam is hoping to take advantage of. I recently spent a couple of mornings and afternoons conducting Skype interviews with young people, high school and … Continue reading Vietnam’s Younger Generation & the Future
If Vietnam were your home instead of The United States you would…
I recently came upon this site, which was created last year at first “as a way to show the magnitude of the BP Oil Spill. Through a number of conversations with visitors to the site, we realized that we had stumbled onto a very powerful concept. Representing large facts in relation to a person's own home is … Continue reading If Vietnam were your home instead of The United States you would…
Internet Use and Top 20 Sites in Vietnam
Back in 1996, I remember going to one of the few Internet cafes in Hanoi, which featured exorbitant fees and very sluggish service. In 2000, there were an estimated 200,000 Internet users in Vietnam. As of December 2010, 26,784,035 people were online, according to the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center. That's 30% of the population (!). The estimated “reach” of … Continue reading Internet Use and Top 20 Sites in Vietnam
2010 Foreign Remittances Set New Record
According to a recent Associated Press article, Vietnam received a record $8 billion in remittances last year. One of the reasons for this is that many overseas Vietnamese sent their money to relatives in Vietnam to benefit from the higher interest rates offered by local banks. Another reason mentioned in an interview with economist Nguyen … Continue reading 2010 Foreign Remittances Set New Record
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