Telchar Systems Newsletter Spring 2008

In this issue:

Latest News
Asia 2008
Chicago
Travel Stories
Website Link Exchange
Useful Links

LATEST NEWS

While 2007 was spent mostly in Nepal and Mongolia on consulting projects 2008 is shaping up to be another year of extensive travel but primarily to Vietnam. The country, culture and business challenges are enjoyable and stimulating but the weather is so different. The 50+ hour flight to Hanoi (missed my flight in Beijing because of a snowstorm in Newark New Jersey) was a hassle but Hanoi is quite nice. Looks like 4-6 trips there this year

TRAVEL STORIES

The Tales from A Road Warrior section of our website continues to grow. Some people are encouraging me to write a book of these episodes (which I will consider at some point). This is a collection of travel stories from over 30+ years rather than a blog which is more like a diary. The latest one is from a weekend at Ha Long Bay

The other thing I do is to create a webpage for each country which is capital markets focused but also contains (at the end) local information useful to travelers . I have included the link to the Vietnam (Hanoi) sites.

ASIA 2008 - VIETNAM

After a series of delays due to the Tet holiday (lunar new year) I landed in Hanoi in early March and will be focused there on two different Capital Markets projects.

The first Vietnam project is the automation of the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC). Vietnam is a communist country and for many years all businesses were owned by the Government. The Government created the SCIC to be their "holding company" and investment arm. We are charged with doing a Business Process Analysis and preparing them to go out for bids on a comprehensive system project.

Vietnam is a fascinating place and friendly to westerners. I am staying in a small hotel in the old sector where the hustle and bustle is mixed with the color and noise of a country where the old and new coexist.

The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) provides the Clearing & Settlement and Depository funtions for the Vietnam stock market. We are technically working for the State Securities Commission (SSC) which is the equivilant of our SEC and the primary regulator for the Vietnam market. This is the same organization I worked for here three years ago.

Last year I went to work in December and January when it was typically -25° F and this year I am looking at 100+° F.

CHICAGO AREA

We are now collaborating with a leading Search Engine Optimization firm that has a track record of getting their client pages placed on the first page of Google, Yahoo etc. Their results are impressive.

If you are interested in this service please contact me.

LINKS

Tales of a Road Warrior
Capital Markets Resources
Vietnam Sites
Telchar Links Page

State Capital Investment Corporation
State Securities Commission of Vietnam
Vietnam Securities Depository

LINKEDIN

We are a member of LinkedIn which is a web based networking service. If you are also using LinkedIn and want to link directly please email me (steveuj@yahoo.com) or use LinkedIn to invite a connection.

This newsletter is an irregular and occasional publication of Telchar Systems Inc.

WEBSITE LINK EXCHANGE

We have created a links page on our website. The Search Engine optimization people tell us that having links to your site impoves your page ranking in the search engines. If you would like to have your link listed and also link to www.telchar.com or one of our pages in the Telchar site, please email me at steveuj@yahoo.com or steveuj@telchar.com.
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