Vietnam

31 October 2025
"Mua Do" ("Red Rain"), a war movie made by Vietnam's military, is the country's all-time box-office leader. The Vingroup conglomerate now aims to produce its own hits. (Photo by Nguyen Van Anh)
Vietjet Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao presents a Vietjet aircraft model to U.K. Trade Envoy Matt Western after signing a contract for the purchase of 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft at the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London. (Vietjet)
Transportation

Vietjet orders 100 Airbus planes, 92 Rolls-Royce engines

Vietnamese LCC aims to expand international flights alongside 200-aircraft Boeing deal

31 October 2025
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands during a meeting at Downing Street in London on Oct. 29.
International relations

UK and Vietnam upgrade strategic partnership, champion free trade

14th country at Hanoi's highest diplomatic level, London also seeks to tackle illegal migrants issue

30 October 2025
A woman looks through a magnifying glass to check for errors on a printer circuit board at a factory in Vietnam's Bac Ninh province in May 2018. Electronics is a fast-expanding sector in the Southeast Asian country's economy.
Economy

Vietnam maintains 'strong demand' as production base despite Trump tariffs

Industrial property developers see sturdy growth with Chinese and US investments

28 October 2025
Toyota Motor plans to launch production of hybrids in Vietnam as sales of gas-electric autos soar in the country. (Photo by Haruka Kadooka)
Automobiles

Toyota to make hybrids in Vietnam, betting their time has come

Japanese automaker to invest $360m to boost capacity

28 October 2025
Representatives of 65 countries gathered in Hanoi for the signing of a United Nations treaty on tackling cybercrime. (Screenshot from  The United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime Signing Ceremony & High-level Conference's website)
Cybersecurity

UN cybercrime treaty signed in Hanoi despite security, privacy concerns

Countries meeting in Vietnam vow mutual help to collect data, extradite suspects

27 October 2025
The U.N. Cybercrime Convention, which will take effect after it is ratified by 40 nations, is expected to streamline international cooperation against cybercrime.
Crime

UN cybercrime treaty to be signed in Hanoi to tackle global offences

Pact seeks to unify global efforts but sparks criticism by activists, tech leaders

25 October 2025
The Dong Xuan Center in Berlin is one of the largest Vietnamese markets in the country, catering to the expanding diaspora.
Education

Vietnamese trainees abscond from German schools, slip into criminal world

December bilateral meeting to address issue as diaspora form agencies to help

23 October 2025
Vietnamese airline Vietjet will have its pilots trained to international standards at Finland's Airways Aviation. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Transportation

Vietjet to train pilots in Europe before expanding routes there

Vietnamese budget airline seeks international standards for crew as new Boeing jets trickle in

23 October 2025
The Old Quarter in Hanoi on Sept. 1. U.S. tariffs are impacting key sectors of the Vietnamese export economy such as clothes, shoes and phones.
Economy

Vietnam to increase income tax relief to boost economy

US tariffs and communist nation's mission to lay off 20% of state workforce threaten spending

21 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the CEO of G42 Peng Xiao, center, as he attends a business forum at Qasr Al Watan during the final stop of his Gulf visit, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on May 16. 
Technology

AI company from UAE plans $2bn data center in Ho Chi Minh City

Local IT company FPT and investor Viet Thai to help G42 build 70 MW of facilities

20 October 2025
Customers shop at Aeon's newest location in Tan An during a soft opening late last month. (Photo by Yuji Nitta)
Retail

Aeon seeks big gains in Vietnam through smaller shopping centers

Japanese retailer kicks off midsize-store blitz to triple network by 2030

18 October 2025
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17 October 2025
Chinese nationals in orange vests arrested over a suspected internet scam are escorted to a plane by Chinese police at Phnom Penh International Airport in October 2017. 
Crime

Cyberscammers traffic Vietnamese men, minorities: report

NGO gives glimpse of courts as crime compounds spread outside region

16 October 2025
Sun PhuQuoc Airways will operate at least six Airbus A321 narrow-body planes by the end of 2025, and aims to have a fleet of 20 aircraft by the end of 2026. (Sun PhuQuoc Airways)
Transportation

Vietnam's new airline aims to make local island as popular as Bali, Phuket

Sun PhuQuoc Airways plans 20-aircraft fleet by 2026 and 100 planes by 2030

15 October 2025
A Korean Air jetliner takes off as the chartered plane that would bring back workers detained in the U.S. sits at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the U.S. state of Georgia on Sept. 10. 
Transportation

Korean Air explores Vietnam flights as Ho Chi Minh City readies new airport

Chips and phones drive cargo demand as carrier recovers from Trump tariffs

14 October 2025
VinFast's VF 3 model on display during a trade show in Las Vegas last year. The company says its EV sales in 2025 proves it is "unchallenged" in its home market of Vietnam.
Electric vehicles

VinFast sells 100,000 EVs in Vietnam, surpassing 2024 total

Loss-making Vingroup unit overtook Toyota, petrol cars

13 October 2025
The double-decker Hanoi Train stops at Tu Son Station, about 20 km from the capital. (photo by Yuji Nitta)
Travel & Leisure

Vietnam's new tourist trains offer luxury with local flavor

Offerings run gamut from $20 day trips to $10,000 week-plus journeys

12 October 2025
To Lam (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Vietnam and North Korea represent for each other what might have been, in an alternate reality, if North and South Korea had united like Vietnam, or if North and South Vietnam had remained split after 1975. (Source photos by KCNA and Reuters)
International relations

North Korea's and Vietnam's communist bosses meet: 5 things to know

Hanoi maintains cozy ties with Asia's communist nations despite befriending the US

10 October 2025
A groundbreaking ceremony of the Trump International luxury residential development and golf courses in Hung Yen, also a candidate site for a CTP industrial park, in northern Vietnam, on May 21.
Business trends

EU factory park giant places $1bn Vietnam bet amid tariff wars

CTP believes ASEAN member is 'most preferred' by businesses for production outside China

9 October 2025
Vietnam recently met the two final criteria for secondary emerging market status: letting foreigners buy stocks without prefunding and creating a system to handle failed trades.
Equities

FTSE Russell grants Vietnam stock market secondary emerging status

HSBC forecasts $10bn inflow from foreign passive funds, $3bn from active funds

8 October 2025
A steel plant in Shanghai: Nearly 60% of Vietnam's iron and steel imports comes from China, the world's biggest producer of the metal. 
Materials

Vietnam's Vingroup enters steel business to reduce dependence on China

New subsidiary VinMetal plans to invest $380m in a 5-million-ton domestic steel plant

7 October 2025
Chinese Premier Li Qiang attends the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Sept. 26. He is due to visit North Korea from Oct. 9.
7 October 2025
A garment assembly line operated by Thanh Cong, a textile, garment, investment and trading company in Ho Chi Minh City, in July 2019. Vietnam's exports are soaring but perhaps not enough to help the country meet its ambitious GDP growth targets.
Trade

Vietnam's Jan.-Sept. US trade surplus jumps 28% despite Trump tariffs

Country's manufacturing hub remains competitive to those in India, Thailand and Malaysia

7 October 2025
An artist's impression of Danang after construction is completed on its part of Vietnam's International Financial Center. (Nhan Dan news website sourcing Danang local government)
ASEAN Money

Vietnam pushes ahead with its International Financial Center dream

Dual-hub project aims to lure foreign capital, fuel double-digit growth

7 October 2025
Bamboo Airways encountered financial difficulties soon after beginning commercial flights in 2019. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)
Transportation

Vietnam's Bamboo Airways launches hiring spree for 500 flight attendants

Airline to expand capacity ahead of Tet Lunar New Year holiday season

7 October 2025
VinFast's EB8 electric bus on display at the Busworld Europe expo in Brussels. (VinFast)
Electric vehicles

VinFast debuts electric buses in Europe, first outside Vietnam

Nasdaq-listed EV maker seeks to expose more commuters to its brand

6 October 2025
Vietnamese Communist Party chief To Lam is set to travel to North Korea for a three-day visit from Oct. 9.
6 October 2025
A container is loaded onto a cargo ship while docked at Hai Phong port in Hai Phong, Vietnam, April 16.
Economy

Vietnam's GDP growth accelerated in Q3 despite Trump tariffs

Hanoi reports 8.22% growth rate, marking 'highest' since 2011, excluding post-COVID surge

5 October 2025
A reveler takes part in the LGBT Pride parade in Ho Chi Minh City in 2019.
Opinion

Vietnam's Pride retreat reveals misplaced fear of its youth

Nation's leaders should not misread generation that is unusually optimistic and trusting

5 October 2025