DON'T BREAK IT: The Internet allows people from Bangalore to Silicon Valley, and from Nairobi to Rio de Janeiro, to offer services to the world. — ©AFP/Relaxnews 2014
Our parents left India and Vietnam in search of opportunities abroad. Today, a young programmer in Vietnam can create the most popular app in the world, as Dong Nguyen did with his game Flappy Bird, without leaving home.
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