War, division, reunification, and future what Vietnam and Germany have in common

War, division, reunification, and future what Vietnam and Germany have in common

On the occasion of Reunification Day, I would like to tell you a very personal story, my own story. After a military career, I worked as a banker for a total of 18 years and was then a management professor. You will rightly ask yourself what connects a German man of business with the history and culture of Vietnam. Doesn’t the here and now count more?
Exceptional Vietnam

Exceptional Vietnam 2

When I first arrived in Vietnam in 1995, the country was poor by international measures. Many such countries I had visited before were clearly unorganised and unsafe.
Vietnam trekking tour wakes up all senses of veteran hotelier

Vietnam trekking tour wakes up all senses of veteran hotelier

Erwin R. Popov was born to be a hotelier with his family having a long tradition in hospitality management. He has worked for more than 35 years in the hotel industry. He has traveled to 128 countries around the world.
Russian photographer impressed by Vietnam’s Ao Dai

Russian photographer impressed by Vietnam’s Ao Dai

Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) brings out the elegance and strength of Vietnamese women, and it always leaves a strong impression on Russians, said Vera Mazhirina, a Russian journalist and photographer.
Making a difference in gender equality

Making a difference in gender equality

Vietnam has achieved remarkable results in implementing gender equality. However, gender equality remains a major challenge for Vietnam.
Firm female hand on the tiller

Firm female hand on the tiller

As one of the three ambassadors for the Career has no Gender campaign organised by the Vietnam Business Coalition for Women’s Empowerment, Nguyen Ngoc My said she wants to speak up for equal rights of women in business to create a happy work environment oriented towards sustainable development.
Lighting up authentic Vietnamese hospitality

Lighting up authentic Vietnamese hospitality

Le Thi Hoang Yen, CEO of Muong Thanh Hospitality Group, shared her ambitions with Nhat Ha to promote Vietnamese women and Muong Thanh’s employees in a new height of modern confidence and strong growth while maintaining Vietnamese traditional culture and identities.
Promoting rise of Vietnam’s dairy industry

Promoting rise of Vietnam’s dairy industry

With extremely special achievements in production and business, Thai Huong and her TH Group have made great contributions to unleashing the massive potential of Vietnam’s milk industry, taking the country’s high-tech agriculture to the wider world and assisting the national economic restructuring with one of the focuses laid on developing a modern agricultural sector.
Empowering Women

Empowering Women

Among the top markets for female entrepreneurs with the most effective business networks in ASEAN, Vietnamese women increasingly demonstrate their strength through their important contributions to the economy, in addition to their undeniable and irreplaceable roles in family and society.
Surviving and thriving amid COVID

Surviving and thriving amid COVID

To say that 2020 is an unprecedented year is an understatement, with the pandemic still wreaking havoc globally. Life as we knew it has been turned upside down.
Virus-Free New year in Vietnam

Virus-Free New year in Vietnam

Living in Vietnam for over half a decade, Etienne Mahler has experienced the pandemic in Vietnam first-hand and seen how the nation’s unity and smartness led to an astounding victory over the disease thus far.
Vietnam’s COVID-19 success is thanks to culture

Vietnam’s COVID-19 success is thanks to culture 7

Late last year, a global survey was published ranking countries’ preparedness to deal with a pandemic crisis. The survey measures seemed sensible enough at the time; prevention, response, reporting, financing, and medical infrastructure.
Rock and rap: alive and well in Vietnam

Rock and rap: alive and well in Vietnam

Rap has emerged from the underground music scene and now frequently appears on top 10 song lists on Vietnamese music charts. But rock music, which peaked in popularity in the 2000s, is also thriving.
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