For the past three decades, Vietnam has known only good -- or great -- economic news. The nation’s consistent growth as an exporter, propelled by Communist leaders who began embracing market-oriented policies in the late 1980s, pushed many into the middle class.
With China fast developing and its manufacturing industry moving up the value chain, multinationals are looking for new bases to produce their goods.
It is cheap, and a refuge from the Sino-American trade-and-technology war. At the start of February, as the spread of a deadly virus in China became more threatening, Vietnam closed the border. Truckers could no longer ferry components and raw materials from China to local factories.
Although M&A activity in the first half of 2016 is down compared to the record level of global M&A activity seen in 2015, deals are still making headlines. This year also saw more big deals fail than usual, though the announcement of Microsoft’s planned $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn in early June and Softbank’s $32 billion acquisition of ARM Holdings in July indicate that high-value M&A is still on the agenda.
Everyone has dreams and goals. However, very few people actually achieve them. This is because majority of us let our limits hold us back. These limits take various forms.
Self discipline is the key to success in life. You cannot succeed in life without it. Successful people will always suggest you to stay discipline. But the question is “why self discipline is important for success in life”?
Sometimes in life, we find ourselves at a dead end, or a crossroads, or on a path that seems to go nowhere and say “I don’t know what to do with my life…”