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Estate of Affairs

August 28, 2016 by Sven Roering

Navigating the pros and cons of investing in the real estate market Hi Sven, I’m a French citizen currently living in Ho Chi Minh City. I would like to invest in local assets. I’ve tried to open a stock trading account with a local brokerage but it seems like the stock market is extremely volatile, and … Read more

Taxation Elimination

August 7, 2016 by Marijn Sprokkereef

The European Union-Vietnam free trade agreement, what’s in it for me? Dear Marijn, I am an importer of dairy products from Europe. Initially, I focused on butter and buttermilk, but more recently I have started importing dairy spreads and blue-veined cheese as well. I saw an item on the television about a new free trade agreement between the European Union … Read more

Woman Behind the Scenes

June 19, 2016 by Michael Arnold

Meet Dieu Han, a countryside girl turned beauty queen and fashion designer Dieu Han is a golden-eyed lioness of a woman. She has a firm, intent gaze, a commanding frame and a character that rings of authority. It can probably be said that she was born to do business and lead others—and there’s really only one thing … Read more

Hawaii Shidler Executive MBA

June 9, 2016 by Oi Vietnam

The world-class AACSB-accredited program in Vietnam Applying To Vietnam Executive MBA (VEMBA) Since 2001, this AACSB-accredited Executive MBA has been offered in Hanoi and extended to Ho Chi Minh City in 2007. VEMBA has literally moved its graduates to the next level. Many of its alumni steadily move up to C-level positions or assume bigger … Read more

Southeast Asian Integration

June 7, 2016 by Jimmy van der Kloet

What to expect from ASEAN and the AEC? Dear Marijn, I’m a music teacher from Sweden and have been living in Vietnam for five years now. Lately I’ve been hearing a lot about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)—is this something like the EU of Asia? And does it mean that I … Read more

It’s Permanent

May 23, 2016 by Sven Roering

Investing in a foreign country in exchange for citizenship Dear Sven, I am a 40-year-old South African who’s been working in Vietnam for the last three years. I have been an expat for the last 10 years and have around 40 percent of my wealth sitting in South Africa and the rest is held offshore. … Read more

Own it

May 9, 2016 by Marijn Sprokkereef

Reading the fine print on foreign ownership of real estate in Vietnam Dear Marijn, I hope you can shed some light on this. A few months ago, I found the apartment of my dreams in Nha Trang. I paid for it, moved in and went to the local notary office to get the paperwork sorted. … Read more

Vroom Vroom

June 4, 2020April 24, 2016 by Sven Roering

Hit the brakes, sir. Is that cash or credit for the car? Dear Sven, I’m American and my wife is Vietnamese. We’ve decided to buy a car. I’ve never purchased a new one in Asia. We definitely want to buy new. We’re considering getting a loan from a bank. Which banks would be able to … Read more

Crowd-Pleaser

April 20, 2016 by NPD Khanh

The ups and downs of crowdfunding in Vietnam Despite popular belief, crowdfunding is not a modern financial model. In 1850 Auguste Comte created a scheme to issue notes for the public support of his further work as a philosopher. The Premiere Circulaire Annuelle adressée par l’auteur du Systeme de Philosophie Positive was published on March … Read more

Women In Power

April 17, 2016April 17, 2016 by Michael Arnold

Rethinking the status of Vietnamese women in business and society Early last month,Saigon’s WLIN (Women Leaders International Network) forum brought together a considerable vanguard of high-profile female business luminaries under a slogan celebrating the ideals of beauty, success and happiness, in that order. That may not be the most feminist of mantras out there, but … Read more