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Action for the City — Hoi An
On first impression, Hoi An strikes a visitor as a beautiful town whose economy is built on tourism: lots of good restaurants and shops selling beautiful hand-made clothing, shoes, decorations. The residents and shop keepers engage visitors to the city: they demonstrate their flying toys, invite you to see their beautiful hand-made pop-up cards depicting Vietnam scenes, or just stand … Continue Reading
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Hanoi Stock Exchange
On the Friday afternoon of our visit to Hanoi, we visited the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX). The fact that Vietnam has a stock exchange – in fact, two of them – might come as a surprise to Americans who still think of Vietnam as a communist, centrally managed economy. As a “socialist market-driven economy,” however, it has several of the … Continue Reading
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Independence, Freedom, Happiness
That is the motto of the nation of Vietnam (officially known as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, or SRV for short). In Vietnamese, it is written as Ðộc lập, Tự do, Hạnh phúc. During January 2015, 25 students from Elon University will visit that storied nation, embarking on a journey of a lifetime to learn about its culture and business … Continue Reading
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