Vietnam's First Pho Museum Opens: A Century of History in One Bowl
Japan has its ramen museum. Vietnam finally has one for pho.
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The Bar You Enter Through a Wardrobe: Tu Bar in Ho Chi Minh City
In a Binh Thanh alley, a wardrobe hides one of Saigon's best speakeasies. No menu, no signage -- just bespoke cocktails and a stuffed bear for solo drinkers.
When a Comedian Picked Up a Camera: One Viet Kieu's Search for Identity
Fred Le grew up in the Bay Area to refugee parents. In 2017, he moved to Vietnam with one question -- why wouldn't his mother go back? His documentary follows 20-plus Viet Kieu seeking answers.
Leaving the West, Returning to Where Their Parents Left: The Viet Kieu Reverse Migration
Every year, 500,000 Vietnamese return from overseas. Some 25,000 choose to stay. Raised in the West, they are going back to the country their parents fled.
The Song VietJet Plays When You Land: Hello Vietnam
Every VietJet flight landing in Vietnam plays the same song. It started as an unreleased French demo and became an anthem for six million overseas Vietnamese.
After Tet, Vietnam's Factories Don't Fear Slow Starts. They Fear Workers Not Coming Back.
Vietnam's Tet holiday ends and the biggest challenge for factories is not getting workers to focus. It is whether they come back at all. HCMC needs 55,000 workers post-Tet.
Vietnam Semiconductor Salaries Revealed for the First Time. IC Design Leads Earn Up to VND 170 Million per Month.
Adecco's Vietnam Salary Guide adds a standalone semiconductor chapter for the first time. IC design leads earn up to VND 170M monthly. The talent war's starting line is now visible.
Math Olympiad Silver, Stanford, Google Brain. Vietnamese Engineer Pham Hy Hieu Left OpenAI.
Math Olympiad silver, Stanford, Google Brain, xAI, OpenAI. Pham Hy Hieu spent fifteen years reaching AI's front line. Seven months later, he went home with burnout.
Vietnam's Airlines Face Flight Cuts From April as China, Thailand Ban Jet Fuel Exports
China and Thailand ban jet fuel exports amid Middle East crisis. Vietnam's airlines brace for April flight cuts.
Taiwan Professionals in Vietnam: 4 Cultural Shocks When J-Types Meet P-Types at Work
Using Hofstede's cultural dimensions, we examine four culture shocks Taiwanese workers most commonly encounter in Vietnamese workplaces—starting with the surprising realization that it's rarely about the job itself.
From a Small Town in Thai Binh to the Billboard Charts: The Rise of Vietnam's Pop King Son Tung M-TP
He was cut from Vietnam Idol at the first screening. A decade later, he became the only Vietnamese artist to chart on Billboard.
Vietnam Hits Record 8 Billionaires on Forbes Global List, With Three From the Vuong Family
Forbes releases its 2026 Global Billionaires List, and Vietnam breaks its record with 8 dollar billionaires. Pham Nhat Vuong holds the top spot at $27.7 billion, with his wife Pham Thu Huong and sister-in-law Pham Thuy Hang debuting on the list.
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Indonesian Fintech Unicorn Kredivo Reportedly Acquires Vietnam's First Digital Bank Timo
Indonesian buy-now-pay-later unicorn Kredivo acquires Vietnam's first digital bank Timo, planning to invest $15 million over three years to integrate consumer credit and digital banking services on a single platform.
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73.5 Million Vietnamese Vote Tomorrow: How Elections Work in a One-Party State
Vietnam holds its once-every-five-years National Assembly election tomorrow, with 73.5 million voters choosing 500 representatives — the first national election after the administrative reform.
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Fuel Price Surge Gives HCMC Metro an Unexpected Boost — Ridership Jumps Nearly 25%
As fuel prices surged, HCMC Metro Line 1 ridership jumped nearly 25% in one week, from 52,000 to nearly 60,000 daily passengers.
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After Vietnam's Historic Stock Crash, Billionaire Heirs Spent VND 2 Trillion Buying the Dip
After the VN-Index crashed over 6%, owners and second-generation heirs at multiple Vietnamese conglomerates registered to buy over VND 2 trillion worth of their own shares within two days.
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From Millions in Debt to 400 Stores in Vietnam: The Wujia Tea Story
Wujia Tea Ice isn't well known in Taiwan, but in Vietnam it used a tea cart model to open 400 stores in 6 years, surpassing Gong Cha and KOI to become the Taiwanese bubble tea brand with the most outlets in Vietnam.
Stock Market
Vietnam's VN-Index Crashes Over 100 Points in Historic Single-Day Plunge as Middle East War Sparks Asia-Wide Sell-Off
The VN-Index plunged over 100 points on March 9, closing down more than 6% — the largest single-day point drop in Vietnamese stock market history. Middle East conflict and surging oil prices triggered a sell-off across Asian markets.
Real Estate
Vietnam Launches Property ID Code System in March — Every Building Gets a Unique Number
Starting March, Vietnam rolls out electronic ID codes for all properties nationwide, aiming to solve the real estate market's longstanding transparency problem.
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Two Price Hikes in Two Days: Vietnam's Fuel Prices Surge 30%, Diesel Breaks 30,000 VND
The Strait of Hormuz blockade hit Vietnam's gas stations: fuel prices were raised twice in two days, with diesel breaking through 30,000 VND.
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The Country That Celebrates Women's Day Twice a Year
Vietnam celebrates Women's Day twice a year — flower prices triple, 50,000 join an ao dai flash mob, a festive scale rarely seen anywhere else in the world.
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A Royal Feast Inside the Independence Palace: VietCharm's Culture & Dining Show Debuts in HCMC
VietCharm launched at HCMC's Independence Palace — 90 minutes of traditional performances paired with a royal-style banquet. All six opening shows sold out.
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Smuggling Gold Into Vietnam Carries Up to 10 Years in Prison. Why Do People Still Try?
Four Vietnamese nationals hid 31 gold bars in their underwear to smuggle through Hanoi customs. In Vietnam, bringing gold bars into the country is illegal, carrying up to 10 years in prison.