Skyscrapers are popping up at a fast pace in major cities in Vietnam. Height records are constantly being set and broken. This is definitely a good sign for those in the real estate industry. What does it mean for everyone else in the country? Late last year, Saigon saw a major cityscape makeover with the opening of the Bitexco Financial Tower, the tallest building in the … [Read more...] about Tallest Skyscrapers in Vietnam: Race to the Sky Causes Traffic on the Ground
Vietnam’s Booming Netcitizens Challenge the Marketing Community to Adapt
This is a guest post by Joe Wheller and Lukas Mira. Joe Wheller is Managing Director of Cimigo Vietnam, a consumer research company in Saigon. Mr. Wheller is a frequent contributor to the brand and communications landscape of Vietnam. He is keen to get the voice of the Vietnamese consumer heard and for people to recognize the opportunities that Vietnam presents as it … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Booming Netcitizens Challenge the Marketing Community to Adapt
What Does it Mean to be a College Grad?
After May 14th, I will be a college graduate. By Fall, there will be no more acappella rehearsals, no more papers or exams, no more sleepless nights, no more weekday drinking, no more 1AM milk tea runs, no more San Francisco Bay Area exploring. I won't be with the people I now see daily. I won't have the same job with the same awesome boss. I won't be singing under Sproul … [Read more...] about What Does it Mean to be a College Grad?
Vietnamese Americans can only succeed if we look forward. Here’s how.
This is a guest editorial by reader, Tino Dinh. Every April 30th, for the last 36 years, our community has commemorated this day with solemn mourning and reflection on the fall of Republic of Vietnam, the war's dead, and the refugee’s plight. We honor and memorialize the sacrifices made, both in war time and in the difficult years that followed---eternally enshrining our … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Americans can only succeed if we look forward. Here’s how.
Not Just a Pretty Face: Miss Vietnam of Southern California to Attend MIT
Step, pause, turn, spin, and pose. Beauty pageantry is an industry that continues to flourish and draw speculation from all parts of the world. Vietnam and its communities at large are no exception. Despite the stigmas of today surrounding pageant contestants as being superficial and lacking intelligence, recent winners of the Miss Vietnam of Southern California scholarship … [Read more...] about Not Just a Pretty Face: Miss Vietnam of Southern California to Attend MIT