Politics

30 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.
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
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
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
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
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 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
Drag queen Tony Tong performs at the UK consulate in Ho Chi Minh City on Sept. 20. (Photo by Lien Hoang)
Society

Vietnam scraps LGBT events after years of expanding rights

About-face comes despite two-thirds of country supporting same-sex marriage

26 September 2025
A deliberately set fire burns through farmland on the Thai-Cambodia border.  Crop-burning to clear land for the next planting cycle is a major contributor to haze across the Mekong Basin. (Photo by Anton L. Delgado)
Policy Asia

Thailand's political turmoil shrouds long-awaited law to tackle smog

Bill to cut haze from crop burning and forest fires left in limbo pending new election

26 September 2025
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Vietnam's patriotic blockbuster and Nepal's Gen Z protests

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19 September 2025
In the first eight months of 2025, Ho Chi Minh City attracted $6.8 billion in foreign investment, up 58%, year on year, compared with 27% growth for Vietnam as a whole. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Economy

Ho Chi Minh City's expansion highlights challenge of state reform

Foreign investment grows but megacity struggles to clear land for projects

17 September 2025
Detainees are in the process of being handcuffed during a raid by U.S. agents at a Hyundai-LG factory in Ellabell, Georgia, where about 300 South Koreans were among 475 people arrested on Sept. 4.
International relations

Asian groups in US blast ICE training in Vietnam as 'vacation'

Weeklong seaside workshop comes in wake of raid on Hyundai plant, Vietnamese detainee deaths

12 September 2025
Vietnamese national flags fly from the balconies of a hotel in Hanoi. The Southeast Asian nation is looking to ramp up its power generation capacity to support its economy.
Energy

Vietnam open to using small module nuclear reactors

Country looks to raise power generating capacity as economy grows

4 September 2025
Chinese soldiers ride on tanks as they participate in a parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 2019.
Your Week in Asia

China military parade, Vietnam independence day, BOJ deputy's speech

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

31 August 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, right, stands with Vietnamese top leader To Lam at the presidential office on Aug. 11 in Seoul.
International relations

South Korea and Vietnam leaders agree to increase trade, investment

Hanoi calls Seoul the Southeast Asian nation's 'most important economic partner'

11 August 2025
Former Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc was among the officials punished in the disciplinary action.
Politics

Former Vietnamese presidents Phuc, Thuong punished by party

Communist leader To Lam seen waging power struggle ahead of major congress

21 July 2025
On the streets of Hanoi and across the country, Vietnam's small businesses risk being left behind in a new era of private enterprise, observers say, while large existing firms could become like South Korea's chaebol conglomerates. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
Policy Asia

Vietnam's private sector revolution leaves small firms under a cloud

Experts see largest economy reforms in 40 years favoring big business

10 July 2025
A container is loaded onto a ship at Vietnam's Hai Phong port. The U.S. intends to impose 40% tariffs on goods transshipped through the Southeast Asian country.
Trump tariffs

US-Vietnam trade deal rekindles China tensions

Trump shakes Beijing truce by singling out transshipment in first Asian pact

4 July 2025
Lach Huyen International Port, in northern Vietnam is a major gateway for exports to the U.S. (Photo by Atsushi Tomiyama)
Trump tariffs

Vietnam wary of Trump's 40% tariff on transshipping

Lack of announced details raises questions for companies in export-driven nation

3 July 2025
The Vietnam National Assembly Building taken on June 25, 2025, where lawmakers last week approved changes to its Nationality Law in a bid to attract overseas talent. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Politics

Vietnam changes nationality law to attract overseas talent

Country relaxes requirements for dual citizenship for permanent residents

1 July 2025
Indonesia has approved a $1.5 billion economic aid package that will provide cash handouts and rice.
Economy

Indonesia to hand out cash, rice as Southeast Asia girds for US tariffs

Thailand and Malaysia also ready assistance as 90-day pause is set to expire

11 June 2025
Truong My Lan, front row, center, attends a court hearing in Ho Chi Minh City in April 2024. The real estate tycoon was convicted in Vietnam's largest-ever financial fraud case.
Crime

Vietnam goes digital to slash paperwork in tycoon Truong My Lan case

Traditional methods might take 20 years to repay to over 43,000 victims

10 June 2025
Children at a holiday celebration in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Vietnamese government is trying to ease child-rearing burdens by lowering education costs.
Demography

Vietnam scraps two-child policy as Southeast Asia births drop

Economic growth may sputter as 'demographic dividend' disappears

7 June 2025
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, right, and his Thai counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, shake hands in Hanoi on May 16.
International relations

Vietnam and Thailand upgrade relationship to highest level

Communist country is looking to boost ties with its ASEAN neighbors

16 May 2025
In mid-March, Vietnam's state-run PetroVietnam Gas signed agreements with two Texas-based energy majors, Excelerate Energy and ConocoPhillips, to cooperate on sourcing U.S. LNG supply as early as 2026.
Opinion

Vietnam caves to Trump on LNG, undermining climate credibility

Energy import deals may ease tariff tensions but risk locking in fossil fuel dependence

14 May 2025
From left: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and U.S. President Donald Trump. Washington's tariff policy is overshadowing the world's economies. (Source photos by Reuters)
Comment

Trump-driven disorder rattles emerging economies

Countries reel from misjudging risks of new US president

6 May 2025
More than 13,000 Vietnamese troops march through Ho Chi Minh City on April 30 to commemorate their victory in the Vietnam War 50 years ago, as citizens look on. (Photo by Nguyen Van Anh)
Politics

Vietnam's To Lam stresses reform 50 years after end of war

Country's leader calls for 'closing past, respecting differences, looking to future'

30 April 2025
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, and his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Minh Chinh, walk during a welcoming ceremony in Hanoi on April 28.
Trump tariffs

Japanese PM Ishiba champions free trade in Southeast Asia visit

Trip follows Trump tariff shock and Xi's visit to ASEAN countries

28 April 2025
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Podcast: News Roundup

Vietnam's state restructuring drive brings hope and concern

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25 April 2025