War, division, reunification, and future what Vietnam and Germany have in common 08:00 | 05/05/2021 On the occasion of Reunification Day, I would like to tell you a very personal story, my own story. After a military career, I worked as a banker for a total of 18 years and was then a management professor. You will rightly ask yourself what connects a German man of business with the history and culture of Vietnam. Doesnât the here and now count more? By Prof. Dr. Andreas Stoffers Country director, Freidrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Yes, it does, but it is not so easy. In fact, it has proven helpful in business life to know what cultural imprint a country and its people have received over the past centuries and millennia. This makes it easier to understand the approaches and decision making of business partners.