Matthews has staked out a position as middleman and financier who brings together and negotiates with American investors and Vietnamese businessmen.

Trương Gia Bình is a Vietnamese businessman.

In most of these places, the Vietnamese businessmen have only small stores or offices, so they cannot pay big rents.

There is suddenly in Vietnam enough opportunity to make it worth the while of Vietnamese businessmen and foreign investors to throw dirty money in the path of decision-makers.

Mr. Truong, a Vietnamese businessman who lives in the hotel, bought the Carter in 1977.

Unbeknownst to them the owner has sold it to a Vietnamese Australian businessman.

Owned by Doan Nguyen Duc, a prominent Vietnamese businessmen.

Vietnamese businessman and former ship owner Tran Dinh Truong purchased the hotel in October 1977.

He plays Miguel, a Vietnamese businessman who was Carina's (played by Maricel Soriano) first love.

The GFVN has an apparent budget of about US$1 million a year, allegedly donated by Vietnamese businessmen around the world.