Saleslady can put you this Toyota Camry for $80,000.  She is a university graduate who earns a salary of 5,000,000 vnd (Vietnam dong) or 238 usd (US dollars) per month. She gets no commission. I asked if Korean or other foreigners were the main customers. Surprisingly, she said on the contrary, they are mostly Vietnamese, but not a lot of sales per month. Found out later from other sources that high-ranking government officials make a killing by knowing in advance decisions that may effect the economy and thereby purchase land along a future road project, for example.

The Trans invited this writer to experience Tet on January 31, 2014 and to see the results of a donation earmarked to construct a bathroom for the family home in Haoi Nhon. Inexpensive airline tickets are to be found if one searches long enough and has a little luck. Taking off from Iowa on Jan. 23 on first leg to Detroit, then Inchon, Korea, and landing at Da Nang two days later for $821 through Cheap Fare Guru. There are three international airports in Vietnam: Hanoi, HCMC, and Da Nang