Never. Never spoken to a Christian. 86% of Buddhists have never spoken to a Christian. Buddhism is the fourth largest organized religion in the world with 98% of Buddhists living in Asia. Typically reports on religion in Viet Nam will list the … [Read more...]
Digital Assessment 2018
42 million Facebook users. A recent article in Saigoneer cited comments from a Facebook official that Viet Nam accounted for 17% of all Facebook users in Southeast Asia with 42 million active users. Internet penetration across Viet Nam as a whole … [Read more...]
BBQ on the rise
Barbecue restaurants in Viet Nam are on the rise as a popular alternative especially in the larger cities of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Q&Me Market Research surveyed their panel about this trend and you can see their slide deck here. Some of … [Read more...]
Ten and Ten
Every. 10. minutes. every. day. The math is not complicated, the result is tragic. When you look at Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and see the mass of humanity that makes up this growing, vibrant city - it can be overwhelming. Some 10 million people … [Read more...]
Relationships
Viet Nam ranked the highest out of 10 countries in Asia in the Prudential Relationship Index with a score of 83/100 in relationship satisfaction. Basically, this index shows that from those surveyed in Viet Nam, their primary partner (husband/wife; … [Read more...]
Saigon on the phone
"Even if you don’t have a smartphone, you’re bound to be surrounded by many. It’s not so hard to own a smartphone in Vietnam. Around 60 percent of smartphones available in the country cost less than $150, according to International Data … [Read more...]
At a glance
Some quick statistics touching key factors in understanding Viet Nam. Thanks to OMF for putting this infographic together. They have a number of other good resources on Viet Nam that you can view on their site as well. A full half of the … [Read more...]
Seeing death
Our hearts were happy driving home from a family outing. Red brake lights flared and the traffic started to slow. It's a pretty common occurrence in this city of over 7.4 million motorcycles. Slowly moving forward the reason for the brake lights … [Read more...]
World in Skittles
The world in skittles. Fun video. Sad facts. Who will go and tell them? Look for Viet Nam in the 1040 window of skittles. https://vimeo.com/163664554 … [Read more...]
Praying for Phu Nhuan
Pray with us for the Phu Nhuan district of Ho Chi Minh City with a population more than 180,000. Most of the people in Phu Nhuan have never heard a clear word about God. Pray for opportunities to reach and teach the approximately 9,000 Cham, … [Read more...]
