Trade
Vietnam's trade surplus with the US has grown from $38.3 billion in 2017 to $178.2 billion in 2025. In early 2026, it became the largest single-month source of America's trade deficit. But how much of that curve truly belongs to Vietnam?
Vietnam History
The real history behind Dragon Five's Vietnamese identity — from Chợ Lớn's Chinese community to the boat people crisis that shaped Hong Kong in the 1980s.
Taiwan
When Chien Li-Feng named Ho Chi Minh City at an AAMA talk, the logic was simple: Taiwan is running out of people, and Vietnam has 100 million, a 3.5-hour flight, and 30 years of industrial ties.
Vietnam Economy
Vietnam is an oil-producing country, yet it's among the hardest hit by the current oil shock. The problem isn't just prices — it's what happens when an economy that exports crude and imports gasoline faces a stress test it was never really prepared for.
Vietnam
G-Dragon sold out two Hanoi shows in three days. 2NE1 reunited in Ho Chi Minh City. Alicia Keys made her Vietnam debut. In 2025, Vietnam went from a market that global tours skipped to a key stop on the Asian concert circuit.
Vietnam
Vingroup quit Vietnam's $67 billion north-south high-speed rail bid on Christmas Day, days after signing a Siemens deal for a separate line. The exit exposed the tensions between state ambition, private capital, and geopolitics.
Vietnam
Vietnamese actor Liên Bỉnh Phát won Best Actor at Taiwan's Golden Bell Awards, the first Vietnamese recipient in the ceremony's 60-year history. A former tour guide who started acting at 26, he donated half his prize money to migrant worker organizations.
Vietnam
Most Vietnamese do not observe the winter solstice. But step into Chợ Lớn, one of the world's largest Chinatowns, and the festive atmosphere is unmistakable — driven by tang yuan, reunion dinners, and centuries of tradition.
Vietnam
Planning a trip to Vietnam in 2026? Save this holiday calendar to avoid peak crowds and book flights and hotels early. Tết runs 9 days, National Day stretches to 5.
Vietnam
From four fireworks sites in Ho Chi Minh City to the classic countdown at Hồ Hoàn Kiếm in Hanoi, here is your complete guide to celebrating New Year's Eve 2026 in Vietnam.
Vietnam
When Vietnam wins a major football match, entire cities erupt into spontaneous street celebrations within minutes. No one organizes it. No one sends invitations. This is đi bão — a tradition that leaves foreigners speechless.
Food
Japan has its ramen museum. Vietnam finally has one for pho.