Hold up Starbucks, the Swiss want in too. Familiar food and drink maker Nestle just announced that it’s pouring $270 million into building another coffee factory in Vietnam. According to the Wall Street Journal, the factory will be built in Dong Nai province, in southeast Vietnam. Nestle plans to source most of its beans from local farmers in a measure to cut cost, engage the … [Read more...] about More Multinationals in Vietnam: Nestle Invests $270 Million to Build New Coffee Factory
Breastfeeding Festivals to Improve Health in Vietnam
From August 1st to August 7th, Vietnam joined approximately 170 countries worldwide to celebrate the 19th Annual World Breastfeeding Week. Events ranged from expert discussions on breastfeeding benefits to one-on-one counseling sessions on proper breastfeeding methods to a breastfeeding knowledge competition. Some cities even hosted breastfeeding festivals, where there were … [Read more...] about Breastfeeding Festivals to Improve Health in Vietnam
May the Best Brew Win: Vietnam, Starbucks, and the International Coffee Market Competition
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
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]
Awareness: Agent Orange Day on August 10th, 2011
Most people still don't know what Agent Orange is. Of those that do know about the issue, many think it's a problem of the past. However, the effects of Agent Orange is still felt by millions of people and their children today. The chemical have been shown to cause serious skin diseases as well as a vast variety of cancers in the lungs, larynx, and prostate. (Read: … [Read more...] about Awareness: Agent Orange Day on August 10th, 2011