[Finance MBA Overseas Field Trip – Vietnam] Ho Chi Minh City, the Financial and Economic Hub of Southeast Asia 

KUBS Graduate School (Dean=Sang Yong Kim) runs an “Overseas Field Trip” program to enhance the international business acumen of its Part-time MBA students. This program, which was put on hold due to COVID-10, resumed in 2022, allowing students to explore leading global regions and support their growth as global business leaders. 

The Finance MBA (F-MBA) program visited Tokyo, Japan, in 2023 and this year traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi is the financial center of Vietnam, a key player in Southeast Asia and a strategic gateway for many Korean companies expanding into the region. The overseas field trip, which took place from June 29 to July 3, spanned five days and four nights, with 35 F-MBA students and Professor Bumjean Sohn participating. 

During the trip, the F-MBA students visited several significant sites, including the War Remnants Museum, Shinhan Bank’s Vietnam headquarters, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, and the COBI Group. COBI Group, a major Vietnamese distribution company, has been making aggressive investments in Vietnam, including the opening of “COBI HOME,” a massive shopping mall in Ho Chi Minh City that distributes interior materials and furniture. Additionally, the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange has been closely collaborating with the Korean financial sector, having activated the Korea Exchange (KRX) trading system in May, 12 years after signing an information technology service agreement with KRX.