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Official numbers look great. Industry insiders tell a different story. Vietnam's latest official data is impressive: wood furniture exports hit a record high, and Vietnam has officially overtaken China as the top furniture supplier to the United States. Sounds like a win. But ask the people actually working
The Ten-Year King Falls for the First Time In Q1 2025, Vietnam's ride-hailing market saw a historic shift. According to market research firm Mordor Intelligence, Xanh SM took the top spot with a 39.85% market share, pushing Grab into second place at 35.57%. It is the
■ The population crisis Elon Musk is watching On the 12th of this month, Musk reposted a Taiwan birth rate story on X with a warning: "Population collapse continues to accelerate." Taiwan recorded just 7,946 births in November — a historic monthly low — putting the country's demographic
On the evening of December 18, Vietnam's U-22 squad came from behind to beat Thailand 3–2 in Bangkok, clinching the SEA Games men's football gold. Minutes later, tens of thousands poured onto the streets of Ha Noi and TP. Ho Chi Minh. Motorbikes and cars
Sixty years of the Golden Bell Awards. For the first time, a Vietnamese actor takes Best Actor. First Vietnamese Best Actor in 60 years On the Golden Bell Awards night this October, 35-year-old Vietnamese actor Lien Binh Phat walked onstage in a traditional ao dai to accept the Best Leading
On Christmas Day, Vietnam's business world dropped a bombshell. On December 25, 2025, Vingroup — owned by Vietnam's richest man Pham Nhat Vuong — officially withdrew from the bidding for the North-South High-Speed Railway. The 1,541-kilometer line connecting Ha Noi and TP. Ho Chi Minh City, with