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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.
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USD 8.1 billion. 50 Boeing 737-8s. Signed in Washington with the General Secretary watching. Vietnam Airlines just placed the largest aircraft order in Vietnamese history — and three years ago, this airline was on the brink of bankruptcy.
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The first thing many Vietnamese do during Tết is visit a temple. These eight — from a 1,500-year-old pagoda to a site drawing 5 million visitors a year — are the country's most iconic.
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Takashimaya is opening its first new overseas department store in eight years — in one of Hanoi's priciest districts. Why is a nearly 200-year-old Kyoto shop treating Vietnam as its turnaround bet?
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Starlink finally got its Vietnamese license. But with monthly fees several times higher than local fiber, the people who actually need it may be fewer than you think.
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Vietnamese have a saying: Day 1 for father, Day 2 for mother, Day 3 for teacher. Each day of Tết comes with its own rituals and social obligations.
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Tân Sơn Nhất handled 1,063 flights in a single day — a record. With Long Thành airport opening mid-year, this is probably the last time it has to carry the load solo.
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Tết means closed shops, pricier hotels, and empty ATMs. But an empty Ho Chi Minh City might be something you'll only ever see once.
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2026 is the Year of the Horse. Saigon's century-old Phú Thọ Racetrack — once Asia's largest — is being turned into a park. Here's the story it leaves behind.
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Seven years on the watch list. 28 stocks. Billions in passive capital. Vietnam's stock market upgrade from frontier to emerging status is down to the final checkpoint.
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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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He was airlifted out of Saigon at 12, went to Yale, spent 15 years in investment banking. Then he quit, went to culinary school, and opened a Michelin-starred restaurant in a wet market.