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I visited the State Bank of Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City branch in District 1 today. The building is normally closed to the public, but it is currently hosting a rare exhibition on Vietnam's monetary history. If you are interested in Vietnamese history, architecture, or financial
Crime
Vietnamese fugitive Madam Ngo was arrested in Bangkok after running a USD 300 million investment scam across Vietnam and Cambodia.
Culture
A rare exhibition inside the State Bank of Vietnam HCMC branch traces 160 years of Vietnamese currency history.
Education
Vietnam's new Education Law makes teacher salaries the highest in the civil service. About 1.6 million educators see pay raises of 15 to 25 percent.
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Vietnam's Long Thanh International Airport, the country's largest infrastructure project at $18.7B, aims to become Southeast Asia's biggest aviation hub—but inadequate transport links could be its critical weakness.
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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 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