In America, Starbucks is ubiquitous. New Starbucks shops continue to pop up on every other urban street corner, and on any given weekday morning commute, it's likely that you'll run into at least one or two caffeine fiends with the familiar mermaid-branded cup in hand. With over 11,000 Starbucks already in America and Canada and another 6,000 locations dotting the globe, … [Read more...] about May the Best Brew Win: Vietnam, Starbucks, and the International Coffee Market Competition
Business & Tech
TEDxMekong: Calling all Entrepreneurs in Vietnam [Event]
If you haven't heard of TED, it's about time you take a close look. TED is a annual conference with the motto "ideas worth spreading." Some of the most innovative ideas and projects in the world are presented at the conference every year. A few years back, they created the TEDx program, allowing people to hold independently organized conferences. TEDx has been spreading … [Read more...] about TEDxMekong: Calling all Entrepreneurs in Vietnam [Event]
OneVietnam and South Bay First Thursday present Tech Edition
Tablets, social networking, clouds, SSDs, networking networks, USB 3.0, iPhones, Androids, and more – technology is ubiquitous in this day and age. As such, OneVietnam Network and South Bay First Thursdays have teamed up to present Toast of the Town: Tech Edition on Thursday, August 4th at Koji Sake Lounge in San Jose. RSVP at http://tot-tech.eventbrite.com/ In addition to … [Read more...] about OneVietnam and South Bay First Thursday present Tech Edition
The Ultimate Vietnam Road Trip: The Thousand-Mile Road
Vietnam’s National Highway 1A (NH1A) is one of the main arteries of transport in Vietnam. It is the longest highway in the country, stretching along the coastline from Huu Nghi Quan Border Gate (near the Sino-Vietnamese border) in the north to Nam Can in Ngoc Hien District of Ca Mau Province in the south. The highway is over 2,300 kilometers (or over 1,400 miles) in length, … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Vietnam Road Trip: The Thousand-Mile Road
The Population Puzzle: Fixing Saigon’s Traffic Problems
On a recent trip to Saigon, the best advice I received about getting around the city during the 6PM rush was, "Don’t make plans before 8PM." This was advice well heeded. More often than not, during my stay in Saigon, I chose to stay in rather than face the gauntlet of motorbikes, cyclos, buses and cars that flood the streets every evening. As the population grows, it is clear … [Read more...] about The Population Puzzle: Fixing Saigon’s Traffic Problems