Vietnam

A supermarket in Singapore. This chain, Sheng Siong, will roll out a three-month discount in 2024 on most of its items to offset the additional goods and services tax. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
Economy

Singapore, Malaysia to raise consumption tax amid inflation fears

Southeast Asia balances fiscal needs against uncertain economy in 2024

28 December 2023
Vietjet has expanded by investing profits from domestic routes in international ones. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Transportation

Vietjet poised to become Vietnam's top airline in win for billionaire founder

Fast-growing carrier set to surpass state-owned rival in international passengers

23 December 2023
Chinese tourists visit Bangkok's Wat Phra Kaew temple in August. People from the country made up the world's biggest outbound travel market before the COVID pandemic, with 155 million trips in 2019. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Travel & Leisure

In charts: How Asia's tourism recovery is held back by stay-home Chinese

World's biggest foreign travel market hurt by weak economy, safety concerns

21 December 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on Dec.12: Hanoi still likely sees Beijing as its most important partner. (Pool via AP)
Opinion

Vietnam's show of welcome for Xi reflects growing self-confidence

Success of 'bamboo diplomacy' clears way for giving face to Chinese leader

21 December 2023
The Ho Chi Minh city skyline. The IMF projects Vietnam to be one of the 20 fastest-growing economies globally in 2024.
DealStreetAsia

Vietnamese private equity firms might deploy more capital in 2024

Slowdown this year reflects more selective global trends in assessing deals

20 December 2023
Automotive engineers gather at Vietnam's biggest software company, FPT, whose auto business serves VinFast, LG and chipmakers, as well as several major automakers. (Photo courtesy of FPT)
Automobiles

Vietnam tech firm FPT adds Texas unit in $100m auto services push

Software giant counts Hyundai, VinFast, Volvo as clients as cars become computers on wheels

18 December 2023
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#techAsia

The new chip race and iPads in Vietnam

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

14 December 2023
Vietnamese Communist Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong, right, welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to Hanoi on Dec. 12. (Photo by Bui Lam Khanh)
12 December 2023
At their summit in Tokyo on Nov. 27, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong said they would increase defense-related exchanges. (Pool via Reuters)
Opinion

Vietnam could use more friends like Japan

Upgraded strategic partnership to lead to more defense deals and exchanges

11 December 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and then-Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi in November 2015. (Pool via  AP)
Your Week in Asia

Xi to Vietnam for rail, Yoon to Netherlands for chips, BOJ Tankan

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

10 December 2023
A cafe in Ho Chi Minh City: Vietnam's distinctive coffee filters and "ca phe sua da" have become a cultural export. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Food & Beverage

Latest buzz: India and Vietnam to lead Asia's growth in coffee consumption

Region's move beyond tea linked to urbanization and more disposable income

10 December 2023
Vietnam is emerging as an increasingly important production hub for Apple as the iPhone maker seeks to reduce its dependence on China. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP) 
Supply Chain

Apple to move key iPad engineering resources to Vietnam

China's BYD helps American giant with shift to alternative tech hubs

8 December 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (Source photos by Reuters and AP)
International relations

Xi Jinping to visit Vietnam with rail project talks expected

Chinese and Vietnamese communist parties to discuss rare earths, 'common destiny': sources

7 December 2023
Shoppers at a Masan Group shop. Bain Capital is injecting an additional $50 million into the Vietnamese conglomerate.
DealStreetAsia

Bain Capital pours another $50m into Vietnam's Masan Group

Injection comes amid rising operating profit in conglomerate's retail business

7 December 2023
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman would not comment on a secret AI project that reportedly could "threaten humanity," and may have contributed to his short-lived exile. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Technology

OpenAI rethinking its corporate structure to fix 'bugs,' Sam Altman says

CEO of ChatGPT maker calls its growth 'painful'; rebuffs query on secret project

6 December 2023
Vietnam's property sector is grappling with a $12.5 billion alleged bribery and embezzlement case that may be the country's biggest. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Property

Vietnam's graft-plagued property sector seen recovering in 2024

Despite $12.5bn embezzlement case, factory land demand booming, estate agent says

6 December 2023
The Japanese and Canadian trade ministers, Yasutoshi Nishimura and Mary Ng, seal a memorandum of understanding over battery supply chains in Ottawa on Sept. 21. (The Canadian Press via AP)
Indo-Pacific

Canada trade agency to open offices in Tokyo, Manila, Ho Chi Minh City

Ottawa accelerates Indo-Pacific push after entering Jakarta and Seoul

5 December 2023
A China Evergrande Group development in Danzhou, Hainan province, China. The property group faces a potential liquidation order by Hong Kong's High Court.
Your Week in Asia

Altman at Vingroup event, India rates, Evergrande wind-up hearing

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

3 December 2023
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, center, poses with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, and Claire Coutinho, Britain's secretary of state for energy security and net zero, in Dubai on Dec. 1. (Photo by Sayumi Take)
Climate Change

Vietnam, EU set investment plan for G7-backed energy transition

Hanoi seeks multilateral support for cutting coal reliance

2 December 2023
Phuc Long tea shops are one of dozens of companies under the umbrella of Vietnam's Masan, a retail giant eyeing a possible IPO abroad. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Retail

Vietnam retail giant Masan says investor tolerance for losses is fading

Sprawling conglomerate could list subsidiary overseas in coming years

1 December 2023
Henry Kissinger and Vietnam's Le Duc Tho speak to the press in a Paris suburb on June 13, 1973, the year they were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize -- which Tho declined.
Obituaries

Kissinger cast a long and uneven shadow in Southeast Asia

Controversial bringer of war and peace left mixed messages in the region

1 December 2023
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong also stressed the need for clean energy cooperation in his speech to Japan's parliament. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
International relations

Vietnam president calls for deeper security ties in Japan speech

Vo Van Thuong hails 50 years of diplomatic relations in address to parliament

30 November 2023
A garment factory in Vietnam in 2021. The country is one of Asia's major manufacturing hubs.
Economy

Vietnam to raise tax rate for multinationals from 2024

Experts say country must improve infrastructure to attract more foreign money

29 November 2023
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27.
International relations

Japan and Vietnam upgrade security ties with eye on China

Leaders discuss potential equipment aid from Tokyo amid South China Sea tensions

28 November 2023
Dubai will host COP28 from Nov. 30 through Dec. 12.
Your Week in Asia

China tightens graphite exports, Vietnam President visits Japan, COP28

Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events

26 November 2023