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Hi everyone, I've just seen this online but all the stories I found are currently a bit light on details, e.g. cost. Looks on initial view similar to the Thai DTV. https://news.tuoitre.vn/vietnams-tourism-body-proposes-10-year-golden-visa-to-attract-global-talent-investors-103250516193404789.htm If this takes off how many of the Thai-based expats will start heading to Vietnam?

Hi everyone, I've just seen this online but all the stories I found are currently a bit light on details, e.g. cost. Anyone heard anything? https://news.tuoitre.vn/vietnams-tourism-body-proposes-10-year-golden-visa-to-attract-global-talent-investors-103250516193404789.htm

Enroute to Yemen, DRC, CAR, Gaza or Somalia? 😜

Get over to Da Nang if you can. I was there last week and there's a decent craft beer scene, including what you describe. The picture is one of the places I did my "research" in. For balance, I did end up at a Russian bar later in that evening, where they claimed that San Miguel was a craft beer. I thought about telling them that this was a worse distortion of the facts that anything Putin has ever said, but thought better of it.

Yeah, and the stories that just descend into bickering rather than balanced debate.

Glad the guy is safe, but what a great job by all the jump instructors in drilling in the emergency procedures to the guy!

I'm glad she was not injured!!

No, of course, hasn't ever fully worked anywhere in the world. But it might help to persuade the driver to divulge the next rung up the ladder. And so on. But of course, all those rungs are easy to replace. It's a desparate situation. I don't have an answer; anyone on the forum have one? The best progress that I know of was made by Duterte, and he ended up getting politicked to the ICC by Marcos. And now Marcos is back the drugs are returning back to what they were before. The world could fix this if it wanted, but it doesn't.

Great news, hope there's a death sentence for these people.

Well done Namfon!! Respect to you!

Optimist... 😆

Sounds fixable if all included in these discussions enter with a positive mind.

My dad spent years in the British Army (REME), travelling to very many countries. So, I got the army discipline so I knew where I stood, a wanderlust (yeah, both countries and women) but not the same as grain (reply above); a good financial sense (I got that from my mother). I could also fix my own cars, bikes and do lots of DIY around the home (but disciplined enough to know what I don't know). My dad died about 33 years ago; I've travelled to more countries than he was able to, and I've worked in more too. Not sure about the women count though 😆.

What? Sexual services being solicited in Pattaya? What about its family-friendly image!!??

Might they have been delivered by a certain Sino-Thai company?

That's his flight feathers clipped! The wais and brown envelopes didn't work in HK then? I wonder if he squawks on his handlers he might get his sentence reduced?

After a few beers I'm sure I'd find that path perfectly straight!

Not to me. Just leftist media giving more air time to minorities.

This HH to Pats ferry is an ongoing joke on HH and sometimes Pats expat forums & on Facebook. A commercial operation seems a long way from restarting. You might find a non-commercial operator to take you of course, but I doubt that'd be licenced.

I've used that express train, but from HH to BKK. It was absolutely fine; fast-ish and comfortable. I'm happy to recommend it.

Some of my Filipino friends supported Marcos as they didn't like the confrontational style (aka extra-judicial killings) of the Duterte regime. But they are a bit dismayed at the resurgence of drugs and its associated crime. They don't have any acceptable (legal) solution though. Some of my other Filipino friends want Duterte back so the killing can start again. This is so that they can feel safer in their barrios. There's also a lot of allegations about Marcos' cocaine habit and how that has led to the resurgence of illegal drugs/crime. Another day in Asian politics!

Not very private then, eh? Corden's learning one of the main rules of politics. Everything is likely to be public knowledge; the only question is when.

Yeah, that's why the UK's standing has dropped in this index. Those pesky hackers who targeted the M&S supply chain has interrupted the supply of these sandwiches, and they are slow to recover. https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/ms-slow-recovery-cyberattack-puts-it-risk-lasting-damage-2025-05-19/

Wonder if they could help deal with all the inflatable arrivals?

I flew BKK to Da Nang last week on a British passport. No issues, no need for any prior submissions, just presented my passport to the immigration official and was stamped through within 20 seconds. Very efficient.