Vietnam
The Bar You Enter Through a Wardrobe — Tủ 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.
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Vietnam
When a Stand-Up Comic Picked Up a Camera — One Việt Kiều's Search for Roots
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.
Vietnam
Leaving the West, Returning to the Place Their Parents Left — The Việt Kiều 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.
Vietnam
That 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.
Workplace Culture
Vietnam's Post-Tet Factory Problem Isn't Motivation — It's Whether Workers Show Up at All
Vietnam's Tet break ends and factory managers across the country face the same annual dread: how many workers actually came back? Ho Chi Minh City alone needs to fill 55,000 positions. The labor scramble is on.
Semiconductors
Vietnam's Chip Industry Salary Data Is Out — IC Design Leads Earn Up to VND 170 Million a Month
For the first time, Adecco's annual Vietnam salary guide gives semiconductors their own chapter. IC design leads can earn up to VND 170 million a month. Senior engineers cross VND 100 million. Vietnam's chip talent war finally has a public price list.
Vietnam
Math Olympiad Silver, Stanford, Google Brain — Vietnam's Top AI Engineer Left OpenAI
Math Olympiad silver. Stanford. Google Brain. xAI. OpenAI. Phạm Hy Hiếu spent fifteen years reaching the front lines of AI. Seven months later, he took his family home.
Aviation
Vietnam Faces Mass Flight Cuts as China and Thailand Ban Jet Fuel Exports
China and Thailand have banned jet fuel exports after the Middle East conflict disrupted the Strait of Hormuz. Vietnam may begin large-scale flight cuts as early as April.
Collaboration Column
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.
Vietnam Profile
Sơn Tùng M-TP, the Name That Defines Vietnamese Pop Music
He was cut from Vietnam Idol before even reaching the judges. A decade later, he's the only Vietnamese artist to chart on Billboard. How Sơn Tùng M-TP went from a small town in Thái Bình to the international stage.
Vietnam
Vietnam Hits a Record 8 Billionaires on the Forbes Global List — Three From One Family
The Forbes 2026 global billionaires list features a record 8 Vietnamese entries. Phạm Nhật Vượng leads at $27.7 billion, with his wife and sister-in-law making their debuts.
Vietnam
Indonesian Fintech Unicorn Kredivo Reportedly Acquires Vietnam's First Digital Bank Timo
Indonesian BNPL unicorn Kredivo has reportedly acquired Vietnam's first digital bank Timo, planning to invest $15 million over three years to merge consumer lending with digital banking on a single platform.