February 25, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Mr. Roland Schatz, Chairman of Media Tenor International, USA, talks with Dang Le Nguyen Vu, founder of Trung Nguyen Coffee, Vietnam.
CIVETS 2012: Vietnam Stock Market Is Coming BackFeb 25, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Carol Kopp wrote on minyanville.com Feb 23 predicting the comeback of Vietnam in the Civets index due to improved performance of Vietnam stock market this month (Feb 2012).
Vietnamese Experts See Risk in Rushing to Add Large Number of Ph.D’s to Local UniversitiesFeb 23, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Overseas Vietnamese experts in academia recently voiced their concern over Vietnam Ministry of Education’s ambition to add a large number of lecturers with Ph.D to its ailing education system.
Feb 23, 2012 (by Catherine Karnow at National Geographic Travel & Cultures) — I have been photographing Vietnam for 21 years, and returned last fall to see what had changed. I was especially interested in new wealth as there haven’t been millionaires there until the last few years. I wondered what wealth looked like in a Communist country.
Nguyen Thanh Phuong Appointed Chairwoman of Viet Capital BankFebruary 20, 2012 (Vietnamica) – Viet Capital Bank has appointed Ms. Nguyen Thanh Phuong as chairwoman. Phuong is also chairwoman of Viet Capital Asset Management, Viet Capital Securities, and Viet Capital Real Estate. Phuong possesses 43.2 percent of VCAM’s equity stake.
February 18, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Ex-Change is a Belgian not-for-profit organization created by a number of associations of SMEs from different economic sectors in Flanders/Belgium. Following 2011 fact finding mission to Vietnam, Ex-Change has started operations in Vietnam since 2012 and looks forward to receiving expert requests from local businesses.
