If you make foreign travelers uncomfortable with outdated laws, high fees, double costs, unpleasant business dealings, corruption, etc., you will succeed in keeping foreign investors away. Few Vietnamese, and no forward thinking Vietnamese, can believe that such is the best course for Vietnam to following into the 21 Century. Provide international business people real incentives to be in your land. Stop bashing them for trying to make a profit while also trying to help you grow. Provide important, high caliber investors with attractive reasons to come to Vietnam, beyond the desire of Vietnam to grow rich and strong.
Time is short.
Change now, Vietnam. Revise your laws, practices and thinking about foreign investment. Protect your assets and secure your future. Fail to act now and risk being foreclosed for years to come. Inc. An American veteran of the Vietnam war who practiced law for 25 years before returning here to form this company, and who has been living and working in HCMC since January 1994.