Opinion
Vietnam restores regional balance to top leadership
Pendulum finally swinging back to the south
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Market Spotlight
Low rates and a pandemic usher new traders into Vietnamese stocks
Stocks emerge as new asset class for those who once favored cash and real estate
Technology
Vietnam enlists South Korea's Naver to drive AI ambitions
Internet company is latest foreign player to invest in Hanoi's tech industry
Business deals
SK Group takes 16% stake in Vietnam's top retailer
South Korean conglomerate seeks VinCommerce's distribution channels
Opinion
Chinese aggression pushes Vietnam ever closer to Washington
Already rocky Sino-Vietnamese relations could deteriorate still further
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Technology
Vietnam unveils tools for taxing and tracking Big Tech
Hanoi targets Alibaba, Netflix and Amazon with pair of new regulations
Politics
Vietnam picks new PM and president for next 5 years
New prime minister Chinh vows to 'inherit and promote achievements'
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International relations
H&M faces Vietnam boycott over South China Sea map
Backlash follows uproar in China over fashion retailer's Xinjiang stance
Life
How Marou put Vietnam on the world's chocolate map
Asian expansion plans include cafes from Japan to Singapore
Economy
Vietnam Q1 GDP grows 4.5% on rising exports to US
Smartphones and PCs lead growth as companies continue to move from China
Your Week in Asia
Vietnam GDP, Huawei results, Hong Kong election overhaul
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Coronavirus
Vietnam travel bubble with Japan loses fizz as execs shun tight rules
Southeast Asian economy grows even without foreigner inflow
Opinion
Vietnam proves immune to China's vaccine diplomacy campaign
Hanoi scores points with public by giving Beijing the cold shoulder
Economy
Vietnam reveals AI strategy as new leaders enter office
Hanoi seeks entrepreneurs and foreign investors to build tech powerhouse
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Automobiles
Vingroup and Foxconn in talks over electric cars
Vietnamese conglomerate says it could make EV batteries with iPhone assembler
COVID vaccines
Vietnam kicks off trials for second homegrown vaccine candidate
Country's first coronavirus inoculation is headed for emergency approval in May
DealStreetAsia
Vietnam's VNG invests $6m in gifting platform Got It
Startup to help expand B2B channels and merchant network
Comment
Vietnam's true carbon threat: its kingdom of 50m motorbikes
CO2-spewing old two-wheelers an obstacle to decarbonization
Food & Beverage
Vietnam baby boom draws top Japan milk brand Meiji
Company announces new Hanoi subsidiary to import baby formula
Myanmar Crisis
ASEAN neighbors call for Myanmar dialogue as violence continues
International community fears brutal crackdown leading up to military holiday
Food & Beverage
Vinamilk group branches out to beef with Japan's Sojitz
Vietnam's dairy king seeks to diversify into growing domestic market
DealStreetAsia
Malaysian Tenaga unit to buy stake in 5 solar projects in Vietnam
State-owned energy producer to expand overseas operations
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Trade
China steel imports surge 150% in 2020 on economic stimulus boost
Asian producers reap big benefits but supply glut fears persist
COVID vaccines
Hanoi spurns China's vaccine diplomacy with homemade shot
Domestic drugmaker Nanogen seeks emergency approval as early as May