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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...
...dollars. As international corporations seek alternatives to China's rising labor costs, Vietnam's north-where wages are cheaper than both southern Vietnam and coastal China-is starting to reap the benefits of slow but steady free-market reforms. Last year, Hanoi for the first time overtook Ho Chi Minh City in FDI, capturing $1.6 billion of the total $6.2 billion. Saigon's share was $738 million. In the past five years, numerous foreign manufacturers have set up shop in the capital, among them Fujitsu, LG Electronics and Daewoo. "People used to say the south was the best place...
...Brown’s Kelly Kirkpatrick and Ashley Pariser. Senior Eva Wang and sophomore Stephanie Schnitter clinched the doubles point after a tough 8-5 match against Amanda Saiontz and Michelle Pautler. The Bears’ Brett Finklestein and Daisy Ames beat junior Cindy Chu and senior Lily Cao Minh 8-4 for Brown’s only win. Anderson reached 20 singles victories on the season when she defeated Pariser 6-0, 6-1 in the fourth position to get the Crimson rolling. Schnitter, who leads the team in singles with a 21-1 record, prevailed over Sarah Mansur...
...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...
...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...