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  1. Where Vietnam Stands in Southeast Asia: Size, Income and GrowthVietnam and Indonesia cross on GDP per person, and Vietnam's economy nears Thailand's in size. What the numbers show, and what they don't.By OV
  2. Working in Vietnam as an Overseas Vietnamese: the routes in 2026Citizenship, the visa exemption certificate, work permits and the new exemptions, founding a company, tax breaks and remote work: who each route fits and what it takes.By OV
  3. Vietnamese Women, by the NumbersVietnamese women work, lead, do research and own businesses at rates above the world average, while still doing most of the care at home. Seven charts, from the Trưng sisters to OV's own members.By OV

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  1. Updated Buying property in Vietnam as an Overseas VietnameseWhat Overseas Vietnamese can legally buy, why central apartments pay little, and five checks before you buy into a project in Vietnam.
  2. Choosing a school in Vietnam for your childrenHow to choose a school in Vietnam: set your purpose first, judge value over tuition, weigh curricula, and plan for Vietnamese literacy.
  3. How to find a job in Vietnam from abroadMap the market, network before you move and explain your overseas experience to employers. How Michelle Doan found her role at Google in Vietnam.
  4. Resolution 23: what Vietnam's new diaspora policy means for Overseas Vietnameseby Quang DoIn August, Vietnam rewrote how it works with Overseas Vietnamese for the first time since 2004. What changed, the numbers behind it, where it stands and what it means for the diaspora.
  5. How to test a move to Vietnam before you make itHow long to stay, when to come, who to meet and what to check: how Overseas Vietnamese test a move to Vietnam before they make it.
  6. Vietnam's economy: what comes next for Overseas VietnameseWhere Vietnam's economy is heading after the export boom, and what it means for Overseas Vietnamese careers, business and investment.
  7. Moving to Vietnam: what Overseas Vietnamese underestimateWhat Overseas Vietnamese underestimate when they build a life in Vietnam: local context, taxes, talent and family. Lessons from Saigon founder Tuan Le.
  8. Inside OV: three things we built for moving to VietnamMoving to Vietnam is the top reason people join OV. This month we built for the three questions almost everyone asks: is there work for me, what do I need to know, and who can I ask?
  9. Why Vietnamese professionals avoid sales and how to learn itWhy many Overseas Vietnamese steer clear of sales, and how to learn it: cold calls, the first seconds of a pitch and asking for the decision.
  10. PodcastHow to build a tech giant in Vietnamwith Minh LeMinh Le almost stayed in Australia. He arrived in Melbourne in 1997 on a scholarship to study finance, and in his final year he interned at a securities firm. At a morning meeting he looked…
  11. Rising With Vietnamby Quang DoWanting Vietnam was never the hard part. Why so many overseas Vietnamese feel the pull and never make the move, and what it would take to change that.
  12. PodcastVietnam is ready for the AI erawith Jim NguyenJim Nguyen was born in Vietnam shortly before the end of the war and grew up in Silicon Valley, where he started out writing device drivers for graphics chips. During the internet boom he…