Suited up again to meet the head of the Vietnam Centre of Commerce and Industries. He spoke on the history of Vietnam, how its economy has evolved from communism into capitalism, from barter trade to free trade.
After that we had time to see visit the Vietnamese Historical Museum. I learnt a great deal about the Vietnamese here. In fact the Vietnamese have Philippines and Polynesian links! Did you know that there are nearly 40 different ethnic minority groups in Vietnam? They range from the mountain dwellers to the seaside people. They speak different dialects though they understand the common Vietnamese.
Vietnam is so rich in history that archaeologist have even uncovered prehistoric remains of early humans. We then went to watch a water puppet show. It is a traditional Vietnamese arts show which was highly entertaining. They moved the puppets on the water so gracefully, and even had special effects. The water dragon could spit out water and breathe fire sparkles from its mouth. I think the puppeteers purposely sprayed water on us.
We then took a ferry to some island to visit VOPAK, dealing with oil and chemicals. VOPAK are tank terminal operators. They are also in the shipping barging and tank containers and warehousing industry. They lease out storage facilities to companies such as Shell to store their oil.
Went back to the hotel to have a debrief of the whole trip. Learnt a lot about the business environment as well as Vietnam as a whole. Shared our experiences over the past 9 days. It was a joy to have shared my colleagues' company as well as that of my lecturers.
Went back to the hotel to have a debrief of the whole trip. Learnt a lot about the business environment as well as Vietnam as a whole. Shared our experiences over the past 9 days. It was a joy to have shared my colleagues' company as well as that of my lecturers.
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