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Vietnam's First Successful BOT Project
Phu My 2.2 was Vietnam's first internationally tendered BOT project — $400 million invested, 20 years operated, now successfully transferred. A benchmark for Vietnam's PPP model.
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How Vietnam's Office Workers Turned Year-End Parties Into Million-View TikTok Shows
Vietnamese office workers are hiring choreographers, renting concert-grade gear, and going viral on TikTok — all for the company year-end party.
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Vietnam Just Made Southeast Asia's Biggest Oil Discovery in Two Decades
An offshore field called Hải Sư Vàng holds over 400 million barrels of recoverable oil — the third-largest Southeast Asian discovery this century. It arrives just as Vietnam's output has been in freefall.
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When a Stand-Up Comic Picked Up a Camera — One Việt Kiều's Search for Roots
[When a Stand-Up Comic Picked Up a Camera — One Việt Kiều's Search for Roots] In 2017, Fred Le did something his family couldn't understand: he moved to Vietnam. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he was the child of refugees who fled
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From Street Vendors to Billion-Dong Jackpots: Inside Vietnam's Lottery Industry
Vietnam's lottery industry pulls in USD 6.5 billion a year. Behind the jackpots are 500,000 street vendors earning under USD 10 a day.
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Vietnam's Inflation Looks Tame. Households Are Finding It Harder to Save
Vietnam's headline inflation sits below target. But rent, food and school fees are rising much faster than the average, and some families now save almost nothing each month.
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The Forgotten Assistant Coach Who Became Vietnam's National Hero
He spent most of his career as a second-tier coach in South Korea. At 58, he took the Vietnam job and became a national hero. On June 12, 2026, his two worlds won on the same day — and at 66, his next stop is Thailand.
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From 'Living to Give' to 'A Vietnamese Steve Jobs': A Decade of Vietnam's Exam Essay Questions
Vietnam's 2026 graduation exam asked students how the country can produce its own Steve Jobs, and the whole country started arguing. Line up the twelve essay questions asked since 2015 and you can see exactly where this one came from.
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Vietnam's Sovereign AI Dream: Google's Ex-Chairman Is Sold, Viettel Has Its Own Model — but the Ceiling Is Electricity
Schmidt says Vietnam's treasure is its people. Vietnam is using a homegrown model, national labs and chips to push AI up to the level of national sovereignty. But the whole bet may come down to something far more basic: power.
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Vietnam's Gen Z Is Paying to Feel Better: Inside the Healing Economy of Scented Candles, Crystals and Cafes
In Ho Chi Minh City, more young people are skipping the club on weekends to pour their own scented candle or zone out for an afternoon at a healing cafe. Healing is becoming something Vietnam's Gen Z will happily pay for.
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Hidden Behind Sabeco and Vinamilk for 30 Years, Thai Capital Now Wants to List in Ho Chi Minh City
Over 30 years, Thai capital quietly became Vietnam's eighth-largest foreign investor by buying local brands, building an ecosystem, and tracking the diplomatic upgrade. Now Thai firms want to list directly in Ho Chi Minh City — a shift from quiet acquisition to the public stage.
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He Swept Beaches for Seven Years. Then He Became Vietnam's Best Storytelling Rapper
He swept the beaches of Ha Long Bay for seven years. Then his plain-spoken 'autobiographical rap' about ordinary lives turned him into a singer who reaches across generations in Vietnam — and he poured the money back into rural classrooms.