Forget R&R on the beaches, these days Americans - along with Europeans and Asians - are heading to Vietnam to exploit the country's nascent capital markets.
Investment bankers from leading houses are making monthly trips to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Many fund managers are also making repeated forays. Funds on the ground are mushrooming, raking in some $500m in the past six months or so.
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Vietnam Revs Up
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10117467/site/newsweek/
Vietnam arrives as an economic player in Asia
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/19/news/viet.php
S&P upgrades Viet Nam credit rating
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showart...num=05BUS090906
WTO Plan Reshapes Vietnam's Economy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6071401524.html
Vietnam: A Rising Economic Star
http://nospeedbumps.com/?p=905