Vietnamese businesses harness e-commerce data to drive growth on TikTok Shop
EconomyAs e-commerce becomes increasingly professionalized in Vietnam, a growing number of businesses – both big and small – are finding success by leveraging data tools to guide their marketing and operations.
Vietnamese premier urges PowerChina to strengthen cooperation with local firms in technology, energy
EconomyPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina), a major Chinese state-owned enterprise, to deepen collaboration with leading Vietnamese firms such as Viettel, Petrovietnam, and Song Da Corporation JSC in areas of technology transfer and energy development.
Work begins on $1.5bn Trump-branded golf complex in Vietnam
EconomyA groundbreaking ceremony for the US$1.5-billion Khoai Chau urban, eco-tourism, and golf complex project, or the Trump International Hung Yen complex, was held on Wednesday in Hung Yen Province, northern Vietnam, marking the first Trump-branded development in the Southeast Asian country.
Int’l audio brands race to enter Vietnam
EconomyWith a forecast of continuous double-digit growth until 2029, the audio equipment market in Vietnam promises great potential and is increasingly attracting major and new global brands.
From export icon to struggle: Vietnam’s Legamex halts outsourcing operations amid financial woes
EconomyOnce a symbol of Vietnam’s state-owned-to-private sector transformation, the Leather Footwear and Garment Making Exporting Corporation (Legamex) has announced it will suspend outsourcing operations after years of mounting difficulties and financial losses.
Vietnam signs nuclear power agreement as it seeks to rebalance US trade
EconomyUS nuclear power station builder Westinghouse has signed an agreement with Vietnam's biggest energy firm, Hanoi said on Tuesday as it seeks to head off stiff tariffs threatened by the Trump administration.
Vietnam consults int’l experts on building financial centers
EconomyDraft plans for the development of international financial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang City in central Vietnam have been sent to London (United Kingdom), Luxembourg, and Frankfurt (Germany) for consultation, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh said on Tuesday.
Vietnam’s trade minister meets US giants amid tariff negotiations
EconomyVietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, who is leading Vietnam’s delegation in tariff negotiations in the U.S., met on Tuesday with executives from SpaceX, Excelerate Energy, Lockheed Martin, and Google to promote business cooperation.
Japanese firms eager to import Vietnamese lychees
EconomyMany Japanese businesses have contacted the Vietnam Trade Office in Japan, expressing keen interest in importing Vietnamese lychees, said Ta Duc Minh, the office’s trade counselor, during a working visit to the headquarters of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Tuesday.
Vietnam to have new commercial airline
EconomyThe Vietnamese prime minister has green-lighted investment in a new airline, Sun PhuQuoc Airways, backed by leading Vietnamese conglomerate Sun Group, with a total capital of VND2.5 trillion (US$96 million), making it Vietnam's seventh commercial airline.
