I’m a passionate writer – give me something I love and I’ll write you a novel. Ask me to write about anything else and it’ll be like pulling teeth for me to even compose a sentence. I can say without question that this article is the easiest one I’ve ever had the pleasure of writing. I live and die by quotes, no matter how trivial they may seem. You’ll understand what I mean … [Read more...] about Why OneVietnam? – Confessions of a Viet Kieu
Buying and Selling with Vietnam
Vietnamese economy is among the fastest growing economies in the new millennium - average 6.5% within the last 10 years (source: CIA Factbook). Industries are gradually shifting away from agriculture productions and more into manufacturing and services: (source: EU Trade Commission - click for large size) Also, GDP per capita has been growing and is currently at its highest … [Read more...] about Buying and Selling with Vietnam
Wong Fu Represents Asians in a Favorable Light
Raise your hand if you’re a nice guy! In 2007, Wong Fu Productions released the short film “Just a Nice Guy” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrnK-qPARYI) to play on the phenomenon of being considered no more than “nice guy” and therefore undate-able. Since then, “nice guy/girl” and “nice is never out of style” T-shirts and more have become available for fans to order online … [Read more...] about Wong Fu Represents Asians in a Favorable Light
OneVietnam.org Over Capacity, We’ll Be Back at 8:30PST
Wow, thank you for the great reception everyone! The launch is much more successful than we anticipated and we are reaching capacity on our server (too many hits!). So, we are going to be upgrading to a new, massive server so we can serve everyone. That means we will be down for just a bit. Our planed maintenance will be from 7:30PST to 8:30PST. We'll be right back, … [Read more...] about OneVietnam.org Over Capacity, We’ll Be Back at 8:30PST
Hanoi Under Water: Understanding Flood Problem in Vietnam
For those of you who do not live in Vietnam at the moment, a heavy rain fell on Hanoi since yesterday 7/13/10 at 8am lasted for 3 hours and left the 1000-years-old city submerged in 0.5 meter of water. Many businesses are on hold, all your favorite street restaurants are taking losses, people postpone their daily trips, and kids paddle their mini-boats through town with … [Read more...] about Hanoi Under Water: Understanding Flood Problem in Vietnam