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KKR-backed EQuest takes controlling stake in Vietnam school operator
Khoi Nguyen Education runs bilingual schools in Southeast Asian nation
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Energy
Vietnam utility EVN eyes electricity rate hike as coal costs rise
Request suggests increase of at least 5%, as company heads toward $1.3bn loss
Market Spotlight
Vietnam stocks hit by recession fears and graft crackdown
Bear market has echoes of China's corruption scandals and property woes
Japan immigration
Japan to lose pay appeal for Vietnamese, Indonesian workers by 2032: study
Stagnant Japanese wages risk making Southeast Asians look elsewhere for jobs
Politics
What can Asia learn on gender from New Zealand? Ardern has ideas
Look beyond aggressive, 'knives-out' politics, PM says on Vietnam trip
Companies
Vietnam's Vingroup builds battery plant with China's Gotion
Company looks to create supply chain of low-cost cells for VinFast EVs
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IFC looks to invest $320m in three Vietnamese banks
International lender has been operating in country since 1997
Companies
Hyundai opens new Vietnam car factory with 100,000-unit capacity
Joint venture with local conglomerate aims to keep top market spot
Automobiles
Vietnam's EV push fails to bring automakers aboard as sales falter
VinFast's lackluster performance discourages foreign rivals from entering market
Food & Beverage
Morinaga Milk eyes expansion in Vietnam with new yogurt brand
Japanese dairy company aims to cash in on growing demand for healthier food
COVID vaccines
Indonesia's COVID vaccine shows region's push for third way
Jakarta now has homegrown halal alternative to Western, Chinese shots
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Singapore digital health platform Speedoc raises $28m
Company operates as a virtual clinic and hospital care provider
Retail
Thai retailer opens Tops Club, a membership-only supermarket
Around 70% of items on sale are imports, for which members can get a discount
Supply Chain
Lego breaks ground on $1bn carbon-neutral factory in Vietnam
World's biggest toy company building base in Southeast Asia's top solar producer
Property
Temasek-backed property group eyes Vietnam and India hot spots
Amid China slowdown, CapitaLand Investment treads cautiously on real estate bets
Transportation
Vietnam's first cargo-only air carrier scrubs launch on weak outlook
Local conglomerate IPPG had aimed for a 2022 start
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Ascend Vietnam Ventures closes early-stage fund at $64m
Looking to invest in global startups emerging from Vietnam
Supply Chain
With nothing to sell, Vietnam gas stations start to close
Deliveries fail to arrive, disrupting life in a nation that relies on motorbikes
Retail
Amazon Vietnam growth, buoyed by China, defies global tech slowdown
But 'everybody's struggling' from interest rates, drop in COVID-fueled e-commerce
Your Week in Asia
Vietnam leader in China, Hong Kong investment summit, COP 27
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Supply Chain
Vietnam's wood trade under pressure from logging, Ukraine war
Murky origins plague furniture sector coming down from COVID-fueled buying spree
International relations
Vietnam Communist Party chief to meet Xi in China next week
Nguyen Phu Trong to make a rare trip at Xi's invitation
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South Korea's Nextrans to launch $50m Vietnam-focused fund
Company looking to invest in high-growth tech startups
Politics
Vietnam's anti-graft campaign casts shadow over economy
High-profile detention triggers bank run at Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank
Automobiles
Vietnam EV maker VinFast to open offices in Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam
Auto industry newcomer seeks foothold in Europe with local sales strategies