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Pay-back time: Vietnam sends the bill to its 4 champions of Real Estate

Pay-back time: Vietnam sends the bill to its 4 champions of Real Estate

By Tam Huynh

For 25 years, Hanoi gave real estate giants cheap land. Now, the state is calling in its debt—demanding highways and bridges in exchange for development rights. Discover how Vietnam’s new "land-for-infrastructure" bargain is reshaping the market:
21.07.26 03:43 PM - Comment(s)
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This Won't Be the Last One: Why Vietnam's Boat Tragedies Keep Repeating

This Won't Be the Last One: Why Vietnam's Boat Tragedies Keep Repeating

By Tam Huynh

Fifteen tourists died off Phu Quoc in a boat no single authority was responsible for stopping. Until Vietnam's tourism board can act across ministries — not just license travel agents — this same chain of decisions will produce the same result again.
12.07.26 01:07 PM - Comment(s)
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When scratching a Mercedes in Vietnam attracts a prison jail term at age 64 wiithin 5 months

By Tam Huynh

A 64-year-old grandmother keyed a blocked-in Mercedes fifteen times. Six months later she's standing trial. The Hanoi press is calling it proof the system works. We think it proves something else entirely — and every foreigner reading the official version should ask why.

12.07.26 03:44 AM - Comment(s)
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Thailand Vietnam Tourism: a 20 to 1 lost game

By Tam Huynh

Thailand Vietnam Tourism: a 20 to 1 lost game
Vietnam’s tourism struggles with the same recurring headaches — Tet gridlock, airport scams, littered beaches, stalled resorts — because it has no dedicated Ministry of Tourism. Tourism in Thailand is action, in Vietnam it's paroles, paroles...
01.07.26 03:14 PM - Comment(s)
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As Vietnam is getting older faster than richer, the 10%+ growth remains a dream.

As Vietnam is getting older faster than richer, the 10%+ growth remains a dream.

By Tam Huynh

The Vietnamese economy genuinely did produce extraordinary results for a generation. Champions emerged — household names whose ambition matched the country's appetite for modernity. The Vin- universe.
24.06.26 08:00 AM - Comment(s)
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