Snow has returned to the mountainous villages of Meo Vac District, northern Ha Giang province, for the first time since December 2022, as temperatures dipped to 2–4 degrees Celsius.
Vietnam’s e-commerce sector grows 40% in 2024, surpassing expectations
The e-commerce market in Vietnam recorded an impressive 40-percent growth rate last year, reaching US$13.82 billion in transaction value, according to a recent report by YouNet ECI, a company in …
Vietnam pushes high-tech workforce via unique incentives to global giants
HO CHI MINH CITY] Armed with a bold new Investment Support Fund, Vietnam is stepping up its game to court tech giants, offset the impact of the global minimum tax (GMT) and tackle its high-tech talent …
EnQuest acquires Harbour Energy’s Vietnam business
EnQuest has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Harbour Energy’s Vietnam business, marking an expansion of its operations in South East Asia. The headline value of the transaction is $84m, …
10 ministries in Vietnam merged into five after apparatus streamlining: Minister
HANOI: The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam has approved a plan on restructuring and streamlining the organisational apparatus of the political system, in which 10 ministries are …
Couple found dead in Vietnam after drinking ‘homemade’ limoncello
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Sticking with tradition: Vietnam’s glutinous 12-hour Tet cake
Exhausted after 12 hours of cooking, Nguyen Thi Thuy Hong gently unpeels the last of five leaves encasing a squishy, sticky rice cake known as “banh chung” — a Lunar New Year delicacy in Vietnam.
US top diplomat Rubio urges Vietnam to address trade imbalance
New U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call on Friday with Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in which he urged Vietnam to address trade imbalances and also discussed shared concerns about China.
Vietnam to be Asia-Pacific’s fastest growing economy in 2026: World Bank
The World Bank projects Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 6.3 percent in 2026, the highest in the Asia-Pacific region, in its newly released ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report.
Cambodia likely to gain from Trump tariffs
Cambodia is expected to benefit from US President Donald Trump’s focus on imposing tariffs against China and possibly also Vietnam to address bilateral trade imbalances, Mekong Strategic Capital says.