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Must-knows before starting a hotel business. Dear Antoine and Caroline, I’m looking for information on how to register a hotel license in Vietnam. I am an EU and Australian national. The Vietnamese economy is booming and I understand that you are enthusiastic about setting up a business here. However, unlike many Western countries, such as … Read more

A Cultural Business

Mr. Joong Ho understands, perhaps better than anyone, the importance of a clean coffee machine and explains why. “A very important point  is that the coffee business is a very cultural business,” observes Mr. Joong Ho, CEO and Chairman of Vovos Corporation— coffee merchants and importers of fine coffee machines, among other things. It’s a … Read more

School on a Hill

In the world of international schools, the newly opened Anne Hill International School aims to stand out Anne Hill is owner and principal of Anne Hill International School—a new International School in Ho Chi Minh City, which caters to children from 18 months to six years. Anne is a Singaporean who has lived and taught in … Read more

The Barefoot Boogie

Expressing yourself through dance If you find opening up to your friends and family a sometimes daunting experience, then opening up to a group of strangers through the medium of dance should be a definite no-go. Except if you’re at The Movement Kitchen (Facebook: The Movement Kitchen), a twice-monthly workshop challenging and inspiring people of … Read more

Raising a balanced international child

People sometimes wonder what the difference between an expat and a migrant is. It’s fairly straightforward – if you call yourself an expat family rather than an immigrant family, you’re making a distinction based on privilege. People who choose to live abroad and who can afford a far higher standard of living than the locals … Read more