“The World is Flat” author visits Vietnam
(VOV) -American journalist Thomas L.Friedman, author of an international bestselling book “The world is Flat” analyzing globalisation in the 21st century, will pay his second visit to Vietnam from May 6-11.
During his stay, he will hold dialogues with Vietnamese policymakers, scholars, and entrepreneurs to exchange opinions on the development of green technology, green energy and biotechnology.
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High on the agenda will be the world economic situation and how businesses can remain competitive in a global market, lessons of success and failure of countries across the world in the past 20 years, and opportunity and challenge for Vietnam in the new era.
Born in 1953, Thomas Loren Friedman is a famous American commentator of The New York Times. He has written extensively on foreign affairs including global trade, the Middle East, globalization, and environmental issues.
Thomas has won the Pulitzer Prize three times.
His famous books include The Lexus and the Olive Tree, The World is Flat, Longitudes and Attitudes, and Hot, Flat, and Crowded.