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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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The Invisible Game: What Vietnamese Real Estate Buyers Must Learn — Fast

By Tam Huynh

The Real Estate Awakening: Exposing Vietnam’s Debt Trap and the "National Champion" Advantage For decades, a pervasive social belief has anchored Vietnamese financial culture: real estate is the undisputed, guaranteed ticket to fast financial success. Driven by tales of overnight millionaires...
22.06.26 04:46 PM - Comment(s)
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