I can’t believe we have already been here for a full week! Today, we started the day with a visit to Coherent, which is a company that makes engineered ceramics and optics equipment. I was particularly excited for this visit since this is very related to my interest in materials science. I found many of…
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Day 8: Science and Soccer
We started Quang’s birthday (happy birthday) with a site visit to Coherent. Coherent is a very different company from the ones we have visited so far, as it deals with a lot of very technical and complex manufacturing. They are partnered with many different companies, and supply parts for them, including things you use every…
Day 8: Sports and Supply Chain
The Coherent site visit was probably the most important company across the globe that we’ve visited yet, and we didn’t even know. Coherent is a company that utilizes powerful and precise light tools as well as normal operations to create things that are integral to modern life. Some products and services they focus on include,…
Day 8: In Coherent’s Element
This morning, we had another site visit—our first (and possibly only) U.S.-based company. Located in Saxonburg, PA, this company is developing cutting-edge technology and truly getting ahead of the curve. For example, one of their products can process 3 terabytes of information per second—a massive amount of data. I am not too familiar with the…
Day 7: Lasers, Optics, and Games
A company site visit, an enjoyable lunch, and playing soccer and other exciting games with friends summed up Day 7! Coherent was our fifth company visit, and it was definitely the most technical one so far. Nevertheless, it was still engaging, mainly because of how much new information I was absorbing. If I had to…
Coherent Corp. (COHR) Rating: BUY – Day Eight
Coherent Corp. was our most technical site visit yet, but it was nearly my favorite (I don’t think I should put anything above Vina Capital). Coherent manufactures laser technology, lithography machinery components for indispensable companies like ASML, and semiconductor technologies. Basically, Coherent produces equipment that makes powering AI possible. Coherent’s products are also in your…
Day 8: Coherently Coherent
Today, we resumed our regularly scheduled programming with a site visit to Coherent Ltd. Coherent is a materials engineering firm that develops, manufactures, and distributes laser components and other materials such as thermoelectric parts and ceramics. I believe their company symbolizes the good and bad parts of globalization into Vietnam. On one hand, the emerging…
Big Baller Blog Day 7
Coherent is a U.S.-based company that opened a factory in Vietnam in the late 1990s. They manufacture high-tech electronics used in products such as lasers, sensors, and communication systems. The company is well-known for staying ahead of the market by developing new technologies early and maintaining a strong focus on innovation. One part of the…
Day 7: Coherent and Games!
We made our way to our last official site visit and my personal favorite, Coherent. The visit was the first thing on our agenda for the day and although their products are quite confusing to grasp for some, it intrigued me and I wanted to learn more. Coherent is building the next generation of electronics…
Vietnam Day 7
Today we visited the manufacturing company Coherent. Things they manufacture are different electrical parts used to manufacture lasers. Some examples would be computer chips, optical lenses, and temperature cooling material. Coherent is a company that was founded in the United States, but have expanded their operations to several other countries like Vietnam, Singapore, and China…
Day 7: Lasers and a Little Soccer
Started off with the classic, pho and fruit for breakfast (no complaints here), and then we were off to our site visit of the day: Coherent.This visit was definitely unlike any of the others we’ve had so far. Coherent is a U.S.-founded manufacturing company that took advantage of Vietnam’s financial liberalization in the late ’90s…
Admiring the Product, Questioning the Process
Coherent was much different than the other companies we’ve visited, given that this was the first one that was manufacturing. Along with this, it was an American-founded company rather than Vietnamese. That said, learning about its production was important because of recent foreign affairs with the U.S. As we learned in their presentation, they took…
Day 6: Crocs, Canoes, and Calm
Xin Chao! Started the day off with a lovely bowl of pho for breakfast. Always a sign of a good day ahead! Today was the highly anticipated Mekong Delta Tour. Our tour started with a short boat ride across the Mekong to have honey tea with the locals. After tea we had our first wildlife…
Day 6: A Taste of the Mekong River
Today was an eventful day! We started the day off at 7:20am with a two hour roadtrip to the Mekong region. Along the way, we saw the suburban and rural areas of the country, and significantly less traffic. Upon arrival at the dock, we boarded on a small wooden ship that carried us to the…
Day 6: Mekong Delta Day
The Mekong Delta was the day that I was looking forward to the most before the trip started, and it did not disappoint. Right as we got to the market, it started pouring rain. Great start to our day. But, by the time we got onto the bus again and reached the dock, the rain…
Day 6: Dragons and Unicorns (Mekong Delta Day)
For Day 6, we got up bright and early to head out for the much-anticipated Mekong Delta day. We did so many fun things right from the start, including two hours of bus karaoke (of course). We had to weather the rain for a few minutes once we arrived, but luckily, this didn’t set the…
Day 6: Dylan’s Delta Day!
An outdoor adventure day has been calling my name after so much time in the city and the Mekong Delta did not disappoint!! It was definitely a tourist-oriented experience, so I know I didn’t get a full picture or idea of anything, but I enjoyed what we did get to see today! Our first adventure…
Mekong Delta Day!
Today we had no classes or company visits; we spent the whole day exploring the Mekong River Delta. This was something we were all super excited for, so even though we had to wake up early everyone was ready to go. Our day started with a two-hour long bus ride, but the energy stayed up…
Day 6: Me in the Mekong
We went to the Mekong Delta today! After a restful night, we boarded the bus at 8:30 where we started off with morning karaoke. After an hour or so ride and a quick stop at a boat station, we arrived at our main boat station where we departed on our main trip. As soon as…
Day 6: Snakes and Bees and Crocodiles, Oh My
Today, we took a break from globalization and economics to take a purely cultural visit to the Mekong Delta, and it was packed with fun memories. After a 2 hour bus ride, we arrived at a dock where we hopped on a boat. We traveled along the Mekong River. If we wanted to, we could…