for Vietnam Meeting with Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and his delegation Professor Michael E. Porter Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness Harvard Business School Cambridge‚ Massachusetts June 24‚ 2005 This presentation draws on Michael Porter‚ Klaus Schwab: The Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005‚ Oxford University Press‚ 2004 and other sources. For further information on the Report and on the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness see www.isc.hbs.edu 200506 GCR Vietnam – KC
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Vietnam Market for Franchising By U.S. Commercial Service – Vietnam March 2011 Overview The franchising model is popular and well-suited to a developing economy like Vietnam. Rising incomes and an emerging middle class are generating growth in consumer-driven sectors. There is considerable demand for lifestyle-oriented products and services‚ as well as growing interest in western-style food and beverage concepts. Franchising first took hold in Vietnam in the 1990’s with the appearance of well-known
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The Significance of The Vietnam War Within one generation‚ The United States have experienced The Second World War‚ The Korean War and fifteen years of The Cold War crisis. The Vietnam War was the last drop into the cup of American patience. The costs of The Vietnam War were intolerable‚ because they contravened traditional American values and hopes. In the year 1965‚ American government announced‚ with public support‚ that America is going to win the guerilla war and defeat the "global communist
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CBA The Vietnam war was a very horrible. This war took place in Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos. Viet Cong‚ against South Vietnam and its principal ally‚ the United States. This war was for because communism was threatening to expand all over south-east Asia. The Vietnam war went from November 1‚ 1955 to April 30‚ 1975. This conflict couldn’t have been avoided. More like South Vietnam could not have avoided it. The US could have avoided the Vietnam War. We could have avoided it by not helping South
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only has Vietnam been one of the world’s fastest growing economies (averaging over 7 per cent p.a. GDP growth)‚ it has made great strides towards eliminating poverty‚ achieved national food security and become a major exporter of agricultural commodities. However‚ the process of shifting from agricultural dominance to industrial dominance has also created number of negatives effects for the country that public policies should be put in place to address. Three main obstacles‚ which Vietnam has to
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In 2007‚ the soft drinks market continued to fare more strongly in Vietnam‚ with growth hitting 8% in both total volume and value terms. Products notably driving the stronger growth were fruit/vegetable juice‚ bottled water and RTD tea. Generally‚ the higher disposable incomes of the Vietnamese population over the review period helped boost the performance of soft drinks. More specifically‚ consumers are gravitating towards flavour‚ nutrition and convenience when they choose soft drinks. Increasingly
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societies. Whether it be the loss of life‚ wealth or influence‚ war determines what a society becomes. This paper will look at some of the effects on U.S. society following the war in Viet Nam. The Effects of the Vietnam War on American Society The Conflict in Southeast Asia had lasting effects on the United States society. It was sold to the American people as necessary to stop the spread of Communism and quickly become one of the longest and costliest wars in U
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Culture of VIETNAM ORIENTATION Identification. The name Vietnam originated in 1803 when envoys from the newly founded Nguyen dynasty traveled to Beijing to establish diplomatic relations with the Chinese court. The new emperor had chosen the name Nam Viet for his kingdom. The word Viet he derived from the traditional name for the Vietnamese imperial domain and its people in what is now northern and central Vietnam. Nam (south) had been added to acknowledge the expansion of the dynasty’s domain
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At the start of the 20th century Vietnam was of very little concern to the USA but by 1968 the Vietnam War was at its peak with about 500 000 American troops there. This drastic change came about for many reasons. From the mid-19th century Vietnam had been a French colony (known as Indochina) but in 1940‚ during WWII this changed as Japan invaded the country. The USA helped Indochina fight the Japanese as they were the enemy. They secretly joined forces with communist Ho Chi Minh and this resulted
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The Vietnam War greatly changed America forever. It was the longest war fought in America’s history‚ lasting from 1955 to 1973. The Vietnam War tarnished America’s self image by becoming the first time in history the United States failed to accomplish its stated war aims‚ to preserve a separate‚ independent‚ noncommunist government. The war also had great effects on the American people. It was the first war ever broadcast on television. The public was able to see what happened on the battlefield
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