Vietnam
Vietnam and The US
EARLY DAYS FOR THE U.S. EMBASSY IN VIETNAM
by Christopher Runckel, the first permanently assigned U.S. diplomat to return to Vietnam after the Vietnam War and President of Runckel & Associates (www.Business-in-Asia.com)
The U.S. Consulate General in HCMC jointly sponsored Conference on Trade and Investment in Binh Duong Province
The U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong Province jointly sponsored a conference to collectively better publicize opportunities for U.S. business in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam >>> Read more....
Vietnam proving a Great Base for U.S. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Frequently if you read about U.S. companies going overseas, the stories you see are about Intel’s one billion dollar plus investment in Vietnam or other stories of large and well known brands and the grand opening of their new factories. >>> Read more....
Vietnam and Thailand
On August 11, 2016, Thailand and Vietnam celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Thai-Vietnam Diplomatic Relations co-sponsored by the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand. This anniversary event was held at the Central World Complex in Bangkok and was attended by approximately 300 guests. My presentation was titled “Unleashing the Potential of Trade & Investment Between Thailand and Vietnam and Reaping the Benefits from Free Trade Agreements”. In the event I laid out to a mixed audience of Thai and Vietnamese the differences and challenges facing both economies. I noted how the Thai economy was slowing in response to demographic and other challenges after a long run of success and how Vietnam’s economy now offered Thai companies unique opportunities to further expand business that they could no longer achieve by staying solely focused on the Thai market. I also discussed the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the EU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA) and some of the other 16 free trade agreements involving Vietnam and how they all offered opportunities. >>> Read more....
Vietnam and APEC
Sustainability: A Basic tenet at Vietnam’s Becamex - Published in the APEC 2012 official magazine >>> Read more....
Vietnam's Becamex is Platinum Sponsor at the
APEC 2011 CEO Summit >>> Read more...
APEC official magazine: "The Future: Redefined" Is Happening in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam >>> Read more....
Binh Duong Province
Ninh Thuan Province
Ninh Thuan: Opportunities on Vietnam’s South Central Coast
It had been a long time since I was back in the Central Southern Coast where I spent considerable time in 1969-70 during the Vietnam War. Thus when a friend asked me to fly to Cam Ranh Bay to see some potential investment projects in Ninh Thuan, I jumped at the chance. >>> Read more...
Ninh Thuan Announces New Business Push
In late December, 2011, Ninh Thuan hosted the Prime Minister of Vietnam at a conference held December 10 to unveil and publicize the Master Plan for the provinces development to 2020. >>> Read more......
Danang and Quang Nam Province Looking Beyond Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in Vietnam
Increasingly Vietnam is appearing on more and more company’s radar screens as a potential investment site as many companies both look for opportunities in Asia and also re-look at their China investments and supply sources. >>> Read more...
Long An Province
Long An Province: A Growing Option for Factory Relocation >>> Read more...
Executive MBA Trips to Vietnam
Loyola Marymouth University's EMBA Trip to Vietnam - 2014
OTHER TRIPS OF VARIOUS UNIVERSITY'S EMBA GROUPS TO VIETNAM
Runckel & Associates has helped the Executive MBA programs at various Universities to develop and execute a 10-day trip to Asia. The trip is the culmination of the schools Executive MBA program and generally the students graduate shortly after their return to the U.S. or U.K. >>> Read more...
