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When economic growth slows, policymakers often seek to lower interest rates to support credit, investment, and consumption, thereby boosting GDP growth. This approach is based on the assumption that higher GDP will automatically translate into greater social welfare. However, that is not always the case.
Vietnam has set an ambitious goal of achieving economic growth of up to 10% during the 2026-2030 period. Yet with nearly half of 2026 already behind it, the economy is still grappling with a familiar problem: getting public investment money out the door.
As advances in AI make it increasingly difficult to distinguish between genuine and fabricated content, the question is no longer what AI is capable of creating, but whether people can recognize what is real
There are few major financial centers in the world that emerged from finance alone. History offers a clear pattern: behind London stood global trade; behind Singapore stood its port and logistics ecosystem; and behind Hong Kong stood its role as China’s gateway for international commerce. Against this backdrop, Vietnam’s decision to begin with maritime finance and aviation finance may reflect a more pragmatic approach to its ambition of building an international financial center.
“Financing the development of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) cannot be adequately provided by isolated sources alone. It must be treated as a system and designed as a multi-layered architecture, with streams of capital flowing through project pipelines that are predictable and sustained over many years,” Dr. Le Dat Chi, dean of the School of Finance at the College of Business, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, told The Saigon Times.
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is mounting as demand for consumer technology continues to grow. In Vietnam, where much of the discarded equipment is processed by informal recyclers using rudimentary methods, concerns are rising over the environmental consequences.
While policymakers have sought to lower interest rates to support manufacturing and economic growth, much of the additional credit has historically flowed into the real estate market rather than productive sectors
To objectively and substantively assess the role of the manufacturing-processing industry as the economy’s “locomotive,” it is not sufficient to focus solely on surface-level macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth or export revenue. Instead, a more powerful structural analytical tool is required to disentangle the vertical and horizontal linkages as well as the spillover effects among sectors within the economy.
Social housing is not just a story of how many apartment units get built — it also demands a sustainable operational platform, one that Vietnam should develop systematically, and soon.
Vietnam’s plastics industry is facing a growing battle between virgin and recycled plastics. Recycled resin currently accounts for around 10% to 15% of plastic materials used in domestic manufacturing, higher than the global average of under 10%.
Luxury wellness brand Fusion is celebrating the second anniversary of its Fusionlife loyalty programme by giving away 2,222 complimentary room nights across its hotels and resorts in Vietnam and Thailand.
Equatorial Ho Chi Minh City has unveiled the Lobby Memory Wall, a permanent installation created to celebrate the hotel's 30th anniversary. Located beside the grand staircase in the main lobby, the display opens a year of anniversary celebrations while recognising the guests, partners, leaders and associates who have contributed to the hotel's journey since 1996.
Choosing between distinct academic paths is a common dilemma, but former Vietnam Australia International School (VAS) student Lê Minh Thiên An has chosen to embrace both. Thiên An is currently challenging herself with a demanding dual-degree program in Pharmacy and Business at the University of Sydney, consistently ranked among the top three universities in Australia.
Each annual general meeting season is not only an occasion to review the operations of banks, but also a clear reflection of the broader industry picture, one of the stock groups with a major influence on the stock market and a “barometer” of the economy. Business results, development strategies, and the way banks respond to market fluctuations all partly indicate macroeconomic health and policy direction in each period.
Choosing between a stable career path and a creative passion is a crossroads many young people face, but few navigate it as boldly as Phạm Ngọc Khanh. After graduating with a degree in Restaurant Management in Canada, the former Vietnam Australia International School (VAS) student made a definitive decision to return to Vietnam and pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a performing artist and musical theater composer.
