Business Competitiveness

Vietnam Grads

LASER PULSE Restaurant Productivity Project in Vietnam Celebrates First Graduates

On December 9, 2022, the Duke University Center for International Development (DCID) and Institute for Sustainable Development at Vietnam’s National Economics University (ISD-NEU) celebrated the successful graduation of eleven entrepreneurs from their intensive, six-week courses on restaurant management, internal controls, and marketing.  The graduates represent the first of 812 students who enrolled in the three...

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New Awards Impacting Pollution and Business Competitiveness in Vietnam

Newly-awarded LASER PULSE projects are focusing on Air Pollution, Water Pollution, and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Competitiveness in Vietnam. In response to a July 2020 RFA, LASER PULSE funded five awards in August that will persist for 24 months.  Read more about projects through individual links below or at https://laserpulse.org/research-projects.

Air Pollution

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