REal Talk with Adam Perrotta-Tuesday

--The world is flat indeed, it seems. Just as the global contagion of the financial crisis has illustrated the porousness of national borders, so too does the planned development of a $4.2 billion resort and casino in Vietnam. Bringing the project to a nation that is still best know by many as the site of a brutal war some four decades ago are American gaming stalwart MGM Mirage, along with Canadian firm Asian Coast Development Ltd.

Of course, the project--like any planned development these days--faces often perilous economic waters, but the effort is nonetheless a fine example of transnational cooperation with the goal of tapping into a developing market.