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Of Web Metrics and Analytics: Who Visits This Blog and Why?

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 As of last month, according to Netcraft, a UK-based company that provides “monthly Internet research reports on the hosting industry and specialises in phishing detection and countermeasures,” there are  107,400,000 active websites in the world.   (There are more than three times as many hostnames.) International Educator’s three-month global Alexa traffic rank is 3,906,230.  Who Visits These Humble … Continue reading Of Web Metrics and Analytics: Who Visits This Blog and Why?

What’s in a Name? Bill Gates School in Hanoi

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Yes, dear readers, there is a Bill Gates School (BGS) in Hanoi, which consists of a kindergarten and an elementary school.  I saw an ad in my neighborhood and thought I'd check it out.  Perhaps the founders were inspired by several visits to the City of Peace by the Man Himself and his Microsoft success … Continue reading What’s in a Name? Bill Gates School in Hanoi

Education in Vietnam

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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

7k Strong Initiative?

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Citing the strategic importance of the U.S.-China relationship, in November 2009, President Barack Obama announced the “100,000 Strong” initiative, a national effort designed to increase dramatically the number and diversify the composition of American students studying in China. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton officially launched the initiative in May 2010 in Beijing. The Chinese government … Continue reading 7k Strong Initiative?

Viet-Studies

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Knowledge is like drugs -- if you have it, you share it with friends. Anonymous (from Viet-Studies) Attention Inside Higher Ed Readers:   Here is the link that IHE should have used to take you to the US-Vietnam Education Memo, posted on the Viet-Studies site.  One the most informative and interesting Vietnam-related websites in the world is Viet-Studies.Info, created … Continue reading Viet-Studies

Vietnam & US Higher Education Internationalization Strategies: The University of Missouri Vietnam Institute

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Over the past five years, there’s been a dramatic increase in the level of interest in Vietnam among US institutions of higher education, not limited to student recruitment.  (Vietnam ranks 9th among “places of origin” and is one of the hottest student recruitment markets in the world for the US.)  For some student recruitment is … Continue reading Vietnam & US Higher Education Internationalization Strategies: The University of Missouri Vietnam Institute

Wikileaks & Vietnam

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Many people with a personal and professional interest in Vietnam are patiently waiting to see if any nuggets of gold can be mined from the ore that is the 2325 US Embassy-Hanoi documents that will be trickling out on the Wikileaks Cable Gate website.  Areas of interest include all of the “usual suspects” such as war legacy issues (e.g., unexploded ordnance … Continue reading Wikileaks & Vietnam

Continuing Signs of Strength

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From a recent Vietnomics update... Despite its challenges, Vietnam continues to impress analysts with its potential. Recent examples:  A new McKinsey report (Growing up fast:  Vietnam discovers the consumer society) highlights Vietnam’s growth, saying its middle class will reach 25 million households in 2013. McKinsey says Vietnam can grow because retail sales are among Asia’s lowest. … Continue reading Continuing Signs of Strength

TEDxSaigon 2010 — 3D: Dream, Diversity and Development

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Dear Idea, My name is Saigon. I’ve grown up from war, and over the past decade, my economic growth has been quite compelling, compared with other cities in Vietnam, as well as neighboring countries - which is accompanied by increasing income inequalities, friction between consumption choices, difference in cultural identities, and loosened social ties. However, … Continue reading TEDxSaigon 2010 — 3D: Dream, Diversity and Development