How do you end a series about what was an unpopular war when most of the stories that you wrote for that series focused on the cost in human lives from that war? It’s a question without an easy answer …
Vietnam attracts $18bn in foreign investment this year so far
Around 90 per cent of the October inflows were driven by plans to build factories, according to the data from Vietnam’s investment ministry. Since the start of the year, the country has received …
North East India Festival begins in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city
Looking at Prime Minister Narendra Modi vision for the Act East Policy and trying to improve the relationship between North East India and South East Asian co …
Vietnam’s supply chain leaders reflect on challenges
Supply chain leaders in Vietnam have shared their perspectives on the challenges of the past year and the outlook for 2024.
Unveiling Business Synergies: Exploring the Complementary Relationship Between the Greater Bay Area and Vietnam
We discuss how China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and Vietnam figure in the China+1 strategy for foreign investors.
Foreign investment surges in Vietnam as companies plan new factories
Foreign investment in Vietnam surged in October as the manufacturing hub attracted more than double the financial pledges it has received monthly this year, amid a big boost in spending for new plants …
Vietnam’s real estate woes: how much worse can they get?
A rough year for Vietnam’s real estate sector has seen developers miss interest payments on debt, amid a credit crunch spurred by ill-timed government measures, although spillover risk has been …
US shipping imports stabalize; Vietnam increasingly becoming shipping hub
Within the first eight months of 2023, bilateral trade between the U.S. and Vietnam reached USD 79 billion (EUR 74 billion). The increase, according to Container xChange, is largely related to …
Explainer: Vietnam’s real estate woes: how much worse can they get?
A rough year for Vietnam’s real estate sector has seen developers miss interest payments on debt, amid a credit crunch spurred by ill-timed government measures, although spillover risk has been …
ADB, Switzerland aid fintech development in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on October 25 held a kick-off ceremony marking the implementation of the Swiss-funded 5 million USD technical assistance, which …