Vietnam

The Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc is known for its white-sand beaches.
Travel & Leisure

Okura Hotels to open resort on Vietnam's Phu Quoc island

Japanese hotelier's first resort slated to launch as early as 2027

19 October 2022
A garment factory in Vietnam. Slow demand in the West is bad news for the country's export-oriented businesses. (File photo by Rie Ishii)
Supply Chain

Vietnamese factories go idle as orders from the West slow

In run-up to holiday, demand drops for Asian exports from smartphones to sweaters

18 October 2022
Japan's attractiveness as a place to work continues to fade as the yen weakens and wages rise in other Asian countries.
Datawatch

Foreign workers shun Japan as yen's value plunges

Average wage in dollar terms falls 40% over 10 years

16 October 2022
Founded seven years ago, Goodwater Capital has invested in more than 25 countries. (Source image from Goodwater Capital Facebook)
DealStreetAsia

U.S. venture capital firm investing in Asia seeks $1bn for funds

Goodwater Capital placed bets in over a dozen Asian tech players last year

14 October 2022
Opportunistic pricing and data privacy are concerns as startups bring insurance tech to Indonesia and Vietnam, where people often sell motorbike policies on the roadside. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Technology

Vietnam and Indonesia don't get insurance. Can fintech help?

Can 'insurtech' achieve profits and data privacy with bite-size products?

12 October 2022
A child receives a COVID-19 shot in Phnom Penh earlier this year. Cambodia and Vietnam both ramped up vaccinations dramatically.
COVID-19 Recovery Index

Vietnam, Cambodia lead ASEAN comeback in Nikkei COVID index

World Cup host Qatar on top; 'zero COVID' China stuck in middle of pack

10 October 2022
Aeon malls in Vietnam attract shoppers even on holidays. (Photo by Tomoya Onishi)
Retail

Japan's Aeon to step up Vietnam expansion, triple number of malls

Fresh baked bread seen as part of recipe for retailer's success

9 October 2022
The opening of Hanoi Metro Line 3 is expected to be delayed until 2027, over a decade past the estimated completion date of 2015.
Transportation

Unfinished business: Vietnam's long-awaited urban commuter rail

Clueless bureaucracy bloats project costs and delays completion dates

7 October 2022
The Go! hypermarket, pictured here in Vietnam's Lao Cai province, is one of several chains Central Retail operates in Vietnam. (Photo courtesy of Central Group)
Retail

Thailand's Central Retail leads rush of global retailers to Vietnam

Vietnam's exceptional economic growth draws retailers of all stripes

4 October 2022
Vietnam's Hoa Phat Group has grown into the top Southeast Asian steel producer over three decades. (Photo by Tomoya Onishi)
Companies

Top Vietnam steelmaker Hoa Phat cranks up appliances with new factory

Diversifying group's $41m domestic plant to produce air conditioners, air purifiers

4 October 2022
Myanmar Airways International is expanding international service, likely with an eye toward tourists and overseas workers.
Transportation

Myanmar Airways launches flights to Vietnam and Dubai

Carrier eyes demand from tourists and returning nationals

1 October 2022
Tan Son Nhat Airport near Ho Chi Minh City will break ground soon on a $460 million expansion that will boost capacity by 80%.
Transportation

Airport projects in Thailand, Singapore resume after COVID hiatus

Despite traffic recovery, scale of expansion raises concerns about capacity glut

30 September 2022
A man uses a tablet in a coffee shop in Hanoi: Data localization requirements can increase cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Opinion

Data localization rules will set back Vietnam's digital economy

Requirements for in-country storage can actually increase security risks

30 September 2022
Recovery in private consumption contributed Vietnam's double-digit growth in the third quarter.
Economy

Vietnam GDP grows 13.67% in Q3 on brisk exports to U.S.

Big leap also benefited from year-earlier contraction and consumer spending

29 September 2022
ThaiBev Group CEO Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi said he would like to see the Vietnamese government sell more of its 36% stake in Sabeco to the public. (Photo by Francesca Regalado)
Food & Beverage

ThaiBev stays course in Vietnam to regain regional market lead

CEO wants Hanoi to sell 36% stake in Sabeco on public exchanges

27 September 2022
People shop for food in a market in Hanoi: Vietnam's economy is to grow faster than its Asia-Pacific peers this year, expanding by 7.2%, the World Bank said in its latest forecast.
Economy

Vietnam emerges as Asia's growth leader as China slows

Food, fuel subsidies risk long-term distortion, warns World Bank

27 September 2022
A Facebook page of a group called Believe in the Party: The social media network is too important to Hanoi to be blocked.
Opinion

Data localization is the wrong fight for Big Tech in Vietnam

Facebook and YouTube have leverage to push back on censorship demands

25 September 2022
Chainalysis said Thailand and Vietnam saw high web traffic to marketplaces for non-fungible tokens.
Cryptocurrencies

Thailand and Vietnam emerge as ASEAN crypto trading hot spots

Each country logs over $100bn transactions in a year, topping Singapore

21 September 2022
Don't knock it till you've tried it: Vietnamese egg coffee from Hanoi. (Photo by Charukesi Ramadurai)
Tea Leaves

'Camouflage cooking' makes a comeback

Pandemic times in Asia inspire return to kitchen traditions

21 September 2022
Inside a Manutronics Factory in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam. The country is trying to repeat the industrial success of Taiwan and South Korea but might be a few decades too late.
The Big Story

Vietnam's battle to climb the global value chain

The country earns global factory status but fears it will remain an 'assembly platform'

21 September 2022
Apple periodically adjusts prices in different regions and reduced them for eurozone countries last year to adjust for currencies and taxes.
Technology

Apple to raise app prices in Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia

South Korea and Pakistan also included in list of countries as dollar strengthens

21 September 2022
A woman works a rice field in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The country is considering price hikes for rice exports along with Vietnam, another major rice exporter.
Inflation

Vietnam, Thailand to meet in Oct. about raising rice export prices

Hikes could hit 20%, adding fuel to global inflation

16 September 2022
Vietnam's regulations forcing companies to store user data on domestic servers are expected to affect social media platforms like Google's YouTube and Meta's Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Technology

Vietnam data storage law rankles Big Tech and CPTPP trade bloc

China-like restrictions set companies scrambling in key test of Pacific trade deal

15 September 2022
Trains pass only about a meter away from cafes. (Photo by Tomoya Onishi)
Food & Beverage

Hanoi's 'train street' cafes begin to reopen after 3-year hiatus

Insta-friendly area sees more visitors as nation greets foreign tourists again

11 September 2022
The My Closet fast-fashion brand debuted at an Aeon Mall in Ho Chi Minh City.
Retail

Japan retailer Aeon tries on fast fashion in Vietnam with $6 T-shirts

New private brand is part of growth strategy in 'most important' overseas market

10 September 2022