Word: minh
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...communist north may have won the war 30 years ago, but the capitalist-friendly south won the peace. If you wanted to sip lattes by a lake or meet government bureaucrats, laid-back Hanoi was the place to be. Those serious about making money went to Ho Chi Minh City, with its bustling boulevards and entrepreneurial business culture. As recently as three years ago, Ho Chi Minh City (still informally called Saigon) took in 30% of the country's foreign direct investment (FDI) and generated 40% of exports-despite the fact that the former capital of South Vietnam is home...
...STATE 3 Harvard cruised to its second straight victory on March 28, topping No. 31 San Diego State in San Diego, Calif. The Crimson picked up two doubles victories, with junior Preethi Mukundan and freshman Laura Peterzan winning 8-2 in the No. 2 spot and sophomore Lyly Cao Minh and junior Cindy Chu earning a 9-7 No. 3 doubles win. In singles play, senior Eva Wang scored a victory in the No. 1 position, while Anderson and Schnitter also posted singles wins. HARVARD 4, FRESNO STATE 3 Harvard kicked off its spring break by scratching out a victory...
...when she left her corporate marketing job to start Oovoo. The Malaysian-born entrepreneur traveled to Vietnam to investigate opportunities there. She was stunned by the styles in one of the handbag shops she visited. Less than a month later, Lewis was back in Vietnam, meeting in Ho Chi Minh City with the retailer, a woman who had a group of embroiderers working for her in many villages north of Hanoi. The two women partnered up, and designer Le Thi Hong Tu agreed to create a new line for Lewis, act as point person and oversee the embroiderers. Some...
...factory, the enterprise attracts the best talent. The workers also are paid a monthly bonus of around 8% and a larger one at the Vietnamese New Year, roughly equal to two-thirds of their monthly salary. Each year the designer takes the 120 sewers in Ho Chi Minh City on an all-expenses-paid weekend vacation...
...intelligence sources concede that they still don't know enough about the nearly impenetrable web of what Iraqis call ahl al-thiqa (trust networks), which are at the heart of the insurgency. It's an inchoate movement without a single inspirational leader like Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh--a movement whose primary goal is perhaps even more improbable than the U.S. dream of creating an Iraqi democracy: restoring Sunni control in a country where Sunnis represent just 20% of the population. Intelligence experts can't credibly estimate the rebels' numbers but say most are Iraqis. Foreigners account for perhaps...