How can Vietnam keep its startups from moving to Singapore?
In-DepthVietnam risks losing promising startups to Singapore as founders take their legal entities, investment capital and intellectual property offshore, even while their engineers, R&D operations and core businesses remain at home.
Int’l arrivals surge in Vietnam, but longer stays remain elusive
In-DepthAs international arrivals surge, Vietnam is turning its focus from attracting more tourists to getting visitors to stay longer and spend more.
Born in Vietnam, incorporated abroad: The regulatory dilemma facing tech startups
In-DepthVietnamese founders say unclear rules and slow regulatory responses are pushing innovative businesses to seek legal certainty, capital and growth opportunities overseas.
Smartphones in Vietnam hold more sensitive data, but security habits lag
In-DepthVietnamese users are increasingly turning their smartphones into mobile offices and personal vaults, storing ID documents, passwords, bank information, and work data on devices that are often less protected than their computers.
Vietnam’s International Financial Center in HCMC: Turning capital inflows into real growth
In-DepthAs Vietnam seeks to build Ho Chi Minh City into an international financial hub, the bigger test is not simply whether global capital will come, but whether it can be put to work.
Vietnam bets on identity, experiences to sharpen tourism appeal
In-DepthVietnam is shifting its tourism strategy away from relying on abundant natural and cultural resources and rising visitor numbers toward creating greater value through local identity, distinctive experiences, stronger management and broader benefits for destinations and communities.
Hoi An Creative Week 2026: When young creatives bring fresh breeze into heritage
In-DepthFor visitors, Hoi An is a destination to wander through and look back in time. For young creatives, it is also a place to create, experiment and turn heritage into something new. Hoi An Creative Week 2026 brought these two sides together through nearly 20 activities.
From Seoul ‘pho’ to Singapore ‘banh mi’: How can Vietnamese cuisine build a global presence?
In-DepthVietnamese food has made its way onto dining tables from Seoul to Singapore, but restaurateurs say building a truly global presence will require stronger brands, wider promotion, and a push to make ‘pho,’ ‘banh mi,’ and other Vietnamese dishes more familiar to diners worldwide.
Vietnam must tackle challenges faster than other countries to reach high-income status by 2045: economist
In-DepthVietnam needs to move faster and more decisively than other countries in addressing shared challenges if it is to become a high-income economy by 2045, according to Professor Nguyen Duc Khuong of the University of Cambridge and chairman of AVSE Global - the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts.
A scholar's take on making Vietnam's talent visa work
In-DepthTalent visas bring people in. Institutions make them stay.
