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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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Lotte Center Hanoi
/2 Comments/in News /by gktagroupVNA few weeks ago we had the opportunity to check out Lotte Center Hanoi which is in its final stages of construction. Lotte Center Hanoi is located at 54 Lieu Giai in Ba Dinh District and has been under construction since October 2009. The building is about a 30 minute drive from the Noi Bai […]
How to Find a Job in Asia (Vietnam)
/1 Comment/in Challenges, Opportunities /by gktagroupVNIt’s great that you’re interested in working in Vietnam, but it’s time to get more specific because Vietnam has different regions, cities, and lifestyles to choose from. Finding a place where you can grow professionally and personally can be a bit tricky but it’s definitely possible–especially once you narrow down your living and working options. […]
Vietnamese Work Culture
/1 Comment/in Challenges, Culture, Workforce /by gktagroupVNIf you are coming to work in Vietnam from the west then it might take some time to get used to the Vietnamese way of doing things, which can be effective in its own way (it works here after all) but can also be off-putting to some people and bewildering to others. The work culture […]
Time In Vietnam
/in Challenges, Culture /by gktagroupVNOne of the biggest differences between this part of the world and the west is how long things take to get done. If something takes x amount of time over there then expect it to take 3, 4, or 5x as long here—unless you have a well-connected local partner to fast track whatever it is […]
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
/1 Comment/in Culture /by gktagroupVNLike many countries, Vietnam has experienced stark and monumental changes: periods of colonization, expansion, and more recently, independence and renovation (doi moi). However, throughout its history there has been a general flow of people from the original northern areas near China to the southern Mekong delta. These migration patterns have helped shape regional (north, central, […]
Communicating in Vietnam
/in Challenges /by gktagroupVNComing to Vietnam and doing things the way you did them back home simply won’t work. The best case scenario is that your local staff will undermine you at every opportunity, and the worst case scenario is that you will lose money, time, and an opportunity to build a relationship. Make no mistake: you will […]