Vietnam
Vietnam's Billionaire Heirs Go Bottom-Fishing After Historic Market Crash
After VN-Index's record single-day crash, billionaire heirs and company founders registered to buy over VND 2 trillion worth of their own stocks within two days.
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From Millions in Debt to 400 Stores in Vietnam: The Wujia Tea Story
Wujia Tea is barely known in Taiwan. In Vietnam, it used a cart franchise model to open 400 stores in six years, overtaking every other Taiwanese bubble tea brand in the country.
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VietCharm: A 90-Minute Dining Show Inside Saigon's Independence Palace
Ho Chi Minh City's Independence Palace has a new act — VietCharm, a 90-minute dining show pairing 9 traditional performances with 8 Vietnamese fusion courses. Its first three days sold out completely.
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Smuggling Gold Into Vietnam Carries Up to 10 Years in Prison. People Keep Trying.
Four Vietnamese passengers hid 31 suspected gold bars in their bras and underwear on a flight from Taiwan. Hanoi customs caught them using X-rays and risk profiling. Bringing gold bars into Vietnam is illegal — the maximum sentence is 10 years.
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Vovinam: The Vietnamese Martial Art Practiced in 70 Countries
Born in 1938 in colonial Hanoi, Vovinam has grown from an underground resistance art to a global sport practiced in over 70 countries — complete with a signature flying scissor kick, an inverted belt ranking, and a UN partnership.
Technology
Qualcomm's Vietnam Chief Says 2026 Is the Country's 'Golden Moment' for Tech. What Do the Numbers Say?
Qualcomm's Vietnam GM calls 2026 the golden moment for tech. Foreign money is flowing in, local players are breaking ground, and FTSE is upgrading Vietnam. The data is moving — but the talent gap and production timeline are the biggest unknowns.
Guest Column
Guest Column | Thinking About an Expat Job in Vietnam? Four Risk Checks Before You Go
Vietnam expat roles sound appealing, but over 60% of postings are in manufacturing. Career coach Sunny shares four risk checks to think through before you go.
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U.S.-Iran War and the Strait of Hormuz Blockade: What It Means for Vietnam
With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, Vietnam's crude oil imports, aviation routes, and shipping costs are taking simultaneous hits.
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Starbucks Has Been in Vietnam for 13 Years. Why Can't It Win?
In January 2026, Starbucks opened its 150th store in Vietnam. Sounds like a milestone — until you compare it to Highlands Coffee's 928 stores and the country's 500,000 coffee shops. The world's biggest coffee chain is still a bit player in the world's second-largest coffee-producing nation.
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Vietnam Wants to Build a 99-Story, 500-Meter Skyscraper
Ho Chi Minh City has proposed a 99-story tower for its Thủ Thiêm district — taller than Landmark 81 and the centerpiece of Vietnam's new International Financial Center. But Thủ Thiêm's track record tells a more complicated story.
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Meituan Enters Vietnam. Baemin's Cautionary Tale.
Meituan brings USD 27 billion in cash to Vietnam, but two foreign giants already failed here. Baemin burned USD 160M in four and a half years. Gojek pulled out the following year.
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Vietnam-U.S. Trade Deal Enters Final Stage as Tô Lâm Signs USD 37.2 Billion in Contracts
Three days in Washington. USD 37.2 billion in signed contracts. And a reciprocal trade deal moving toward the finish line. From a 46 percent tariff threat to a near-final agreement — Vietnam got there in under a year.