Vietnam

Vietnam

Part 1 Cities in Vietnam

6 cities in Vietnam account for 40% of nationwide sales

https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Marketing/Sales_Distribution/Growing_up_fast_Vietnam_discovers_the_consumer_society_2655

City Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City Hanoi Haiphong Can Tho Da Nang Nha Trang

Population 7 million.

6.5 million.

2 million.

1.2 million.

1 million.

0.4 million

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Vietnam https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Marketing/Sales_Distribution/Growing_up_fast_Vietnam_discovers_the_consumer_society_2655

People selling fruit and vegetables in Saigon

Tea tasting tour in Saigon

https://www.triip.me/vietnam/ho-chi-minh/vietnamese-tea-tasting-tour-1843/

https://www.vayable.com/experiences/3193-my-favorite-local-places

Among highlights of Phuoc Hai about 90 km. from Saigon are great hills for walking and good seafood. https://www.citypassguide.com/en/living/ho-chi-minh-city/activities/blog/5-fantastic-hidden-getaways-in-vietnam

At Bk6 Café – located at 104 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, District 1, in Saigon - you can have a cup of coffee while watching the centre of the city.

http://myamazingvietnam.com/5-places-to-enjoy-coffee-in-ho-chi-minh-city/

Try the classic, small plastic chairs at the bia hĆĄi stall in Hanoi.

http://www.the-ultimatebucketlist.com/asia/what-makes-vietnam-so-special/

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1438

Trang An

Part 2 People who live in Vietnam

Vietnam ranks 5th in the Happy Planet Index results.

This South-East Asian country is characterised by its mountains and tropical forests. Vietnam has a very low Ecological Footprint, and its economic output per head is almost 24 times smaller than nearby Hong Kong. http://www.happyplanetindex.org/countries/vietnam/

http://dsi.mpi.gov.vn/vietnam2035/en/20/43.html

Children singing

https://www.vietnamonline.com/best-of-vietnam/why-vietnam-10-reasons-everyone-should-know.html

Share of the population in Vietnam aged 5 to 19  1999: 34%  2010: 27%  2020: 22% http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/sustaining_growth_in_vietnam

Happy in Saigon https://youtu.be/b7Ibye5a8l4

Part 3 Innovation potential in Vietnam

There is a huge potential for making Internet available for more people in Vietnam.

Only about half of the 90 million people, who live in Vietnam, use the Internet. http://www.internetworldstats.com/asia.htm#vn

www.me.zing.vn

The use of motorbikes is very common in Vietnam

http://thefactfile.org/vietnam-facts/

In the 1990s, http://www.loncinindustries.com/ brought suppliers into its co-creation initiative and asked for ways to reduce the cost of manufacturing.

The resulting ideas helped Loncin cut costs by more than 70% and gain 60% of the Vietnamese motorcycle market within 4 years. With strong capabilities in co-creation, Loncin since has branched out into engines and cars. http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/consumer_and_retail/three_ways_companies_can_make_co-creation_pay_off

Growing rice

https://www.vayable.com/experiences/6302-memories-faming-time-with-cu-chi-tunnels

In agriculture, reforms have led to higher yields and turned Vietnam into the rd world’s 3 largest rice exporter. http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/sustaining_growth_in_vietnam

Vietnam can help to improve the quality of its fish farming - and the quality of its seafood exports - by more actively promoting internal control systems in which international train local farming cooperatives to inspectorganisations for quality among their own members. http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/asia-pacific/sustaining_growth_in_vietnam

2 types of coffee in Vietnam 1. Black coffee served using a coffee drip.

2. Cà phê sữa đá = ice coffee with condensed milk.

http://www.the-ultimatebucketlist.com/asia/what-makes-vietnam-so-special/

Exports in USD billion

Part 4 The political system in Vietnam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Assembly_%28Vietnam%29

The 1-party, 500 member national assembly in Vietnam meets twice a year.

The government of Vietnam controls media and restricts internet use.

https://freedomhouse.org/country/vietnam

Large power distance in Vietnam

http://geert-hofstede.com/vietnam.html