Being a vietnamese, we pride of the long history (4000 years) we pride of natural resources (golden forest, silver sea) and ofcourse, much more things to pride of ….
But in comparion to the modern world, Vietnam have expperiened a long history of 4000 yrs but still a very poor country (although the country have been changed quickly recently). this make us sometimes to be shamed to friends around the world. In reality, there are many reason for this shameful feeling.

On order to a strong and rich country in a short time, i think it’s imposible. The only thing we can do make us become something else to the rest of the world is to do what make us become different, being a vieetnamese we all must find out and build what to form vietnam’s trade mark.

So what is the nation’s trade mark. in my private opinion, nation’s trade mark should be something that differ Vietnam to the rest of the world. Talking about China, we think of immediately a huge workshop of the world, Talking about Singapore, we think of a small but very clear and intelligent country,…. but mention to vietnam what will be appear in mind of global people except a country with poor village, somewhere paople can not afford for food…, and even people somewhere in the world still memorize that Vietnam is still a country of war, of civilwar…

In order to become a huge workshop, a clear and intelligent country or a global office like China, Sing or India in a shorttime, it seams to be infeasible. what we can do is to become something differrent to the rest of the world. Can we be a international cook-house (as the suggesstion of Philip Kotler), can we be destination of sea tourism (we own a coast of 3000km), can we be ……, what we can be…..
Of these are macro issues, it’s belong to the resposibility of the authority, of the government. but as a vietnamese what should we do, i think that what we should is to show that at least vietnamese is polite, elegent to the eye of foreigners.

Wow, my statement seams to be too long, time to stop.
In my deepest heart, i will appreciate very much for your correction or show me the mistake,
Thanks!