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- Request For Vietnam Startups
- Keeping Informed About Vietnam
- Vietnam and Finland partner to build startups across Vietnam
- The SLUSH Impact Pitching Competition
- Google I/O Extended Hanoi
- The REMON Project
- The UNICEF Innovation Lab in Vietnam
- First Mekong Entrepreneurship EcoSystem Summit
- Knowmads Hanoi
- TechFest Vietnam 2015
- Start Tel Aviv 2015
- Building Vietnam’s Innovation Economy
- Feedback Loops
- Forty Years Later
- Samsung’s Vision in Vietnam
- Vietnam Expo 2015
- Michelle Phan and Vietnam
- The World’s Biggest Ever Trade Deal
- Vietbuild Hanoi 2015
- Raising the Bar Across Vietnam
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Feedback Loops
/in Challenges, Culture, Opportunities /by gktagroupVNIf you’ve ever been traveling through Vietnam, then one aspect that is noticeably different between the north and the south is the customer service. For example, when ordering a bottle of beer at a restaurant, the server will usually open it for customers in the south—while in the north, the server might not even bring a […]
Forty Years Later
/in Challenges, Culture, Opportunities /by gktagroupVNThis week we are at the end of a six-day holiday: Hung Vuong Day (Hung Vuong, i.e., “Hung King” is to celebrate the history and lineage of Vietnamese kings.) on April 28; Reunification Day (also called Victory Day or Liberation Day in Vietnam) on April 30; and International Worker’s Day on May 1, also known as […]
Samsung’s Vision in Vietnam
/in Opportunities, Workforce /by gktagroupVNOn April 22, several Vietnamese leaders of Samsung as well as former Vietnamese and South Korean ambassadors came together during a workshop at Hanoi’s University of Industry to share elements of success, future opportunities, and advice from their own careers with approximately 300 students. The guests of honor included Mr. Han Myoung Sup: President, Samsung Complex […]
Vietnam Expo 2015
/in Challenges, Opportunities /by gktagroupVNLast week we stopped by to check out the 25th annual Vietnam Expo which was held from April 15-18 at the Vietnam Fair Exhibition Center (VEFAC) in Hanoi. The event was hosted by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and directed by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE). Additionally, there were a number of sponsors, organizers, […]
Michelle Phan and Vietnam
/in Culture, Opportunities /by gktagroupVN“I am first a creator, but my ongoing objective is to leverage my personal success, to help mentor new and existing talent, and further help them achieve their goals.” —Michelle Phan Michelle Phan is many things; an entrepreneur, a Vietnamese-American, a role model, a success story, and a phenomenon. Coming from humble beginnings, in 2007 […]
The World’s Biggest Ever Trade Deal
/1 Comment/in Challenges /by gktagroupVNIn a previous post, we explored Vietnam’s economic context in the region and the world but here is a quick rundown of local current and proposed multi-party agreements that Vietnam is part of: East Asian Summit (EAS)—annual forum on energy and trade held since 2005 between 18 countries. Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)—proposed free trade agreement […]