Artificial intelligence could shift Southeast Asia’s economy into a higher gear, but only if countries manage to close a yawning investment gap that puts the bloc an estimated two to three years …
A dissident jailed in Vietnam shares her message: Don’t free me, free my country
But if prison is inevitable for freedom fighters, if prison can serve a pre-determined purpose, then we should happily accept it.” “I don’t want freedom for just myself; that’s too easy,” she wrote.
Controlling the pandemic, Vietnam will keep a record export surplus
How do you evaluate the record export surplus in the first nine months of 2020? This is one of the remarkable numbers, making a great contribution to the economic growth in the first nine months of …
US trade deficit with Vietnam balloons to record high, as Trump administration launches currency probe
Just days after the Trump administration announced a probe into currency manipulation by Vietnam, its trade deficit with the nation skyrocketed to an all-time high.
A peek inside Vietnam’s edtech industry
Vietnam seeks another edtech breakthrough, and Reliance Industries’ retail unit bags more money from investors.
Vingroup app digitizes mom and pop shops in Vietnam
Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate, Vingroup, has recently launched a mobile app for mom and pop retail stores, helping to digitize a traditional business that has been upended by modern convenience …
Vietnam’s biggest event for innovative startups slated for next month
Hanoi (VNA) – The national festival for innovative startups , Techfest Vietnam 2020 will take place at the National Economics University in Hanoi from November 27-29. The annual festival, the biggest …
Rights Groups Deplore Arrest of Vietnam Writer and Activist Pham Doan Trang
Outspoken Vietnamese democracy activist and author Pham Doan Trang has been arrested on anti-state propaganda charges, police and state media said Wednesday, as rights groups condemned her …
Pham Doan Trang: Vietnam arrests leading pro-democracy blogger
Vietnam has arrested a prominent dissident writer and blogger just hours after holding talks with the United States on human rights. Pham Doan Trang was detained in Ho Chin Minh city late on Tuesday …
Prominent Vietnam dissident arrested on anti-state charges
Vietnamese authorities arrested a prominent dissident and blogger on Wednesday, hours after Vietnam and the United States finished an annual human rights dialogue.