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The Viet Media Monthly - January 2026

Sponsor-exclusive monthly digest, Issue 1: Five in-depth features — Vietnam fraud, Saigon's currency history, teacher pay reform, campus space crunch, and Hanoi's motorcycle ban. 51 pages.

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Here is your exclusive newsletter — The Viet Media Monthly Issue #1 (January 2026), featuring curated deep dives and analysis on Vietnam this month.

Featured in This Issue

This issue spans 51 pages, covering the following topics:

Vietnam's own im.B scam? "Madam Ngo" arrested after defrauding VND 9 billion
Walking through Saigon's heritage: 160 years of Vietnamese currency
Vietnam's teachers finally get a raise: 2026 salary reform delivers up to VND 5 million more per month
Why do Hanoi's downtown universities occupy just a few buildings? The space crunch of legacy campuses
Hanoi motorbike ban launches this July — the era of 7 million motorcycles draws to a close

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AEON Vietnam's Other Front: A $6 T-Shirt and a 30cm Frying Pan

AEON Vietnam runs three private-brand lines — MY CLOSET (apparel), Home Coordy (homewares), TopValu (food) — to encroach on Uniqlo, Nitori, and similar specialty retailers. Plus an 'Accompany & Level Up' program turning Vietnamese factories into AEON's supply chain.

Vietnam's Airport Fast Track: An Unusual Service Most Countries Don't Sell, Now on Klook for $19

Vietnam's airport Fast Track is a service most other countries don't sell. Pay a small fee, skip a long immigration line, and ride a lane originally meant for diplomats. Klook and GetYourGuide carry the listings. Vietnamese passports cannot use them.

Vietnam's $500-Per-Worker Toll: How a Labor Ministry Turned Visa Approvals Into a Cash Machine

How Vietnam's Labor Ministry designed an approval process that workers paid for, $500 at a time.

Vietnam's Retail Big Five: 2026 Is the Expansion Year

Five retail giants are scaling up in Vietnam in 2026, each in a different lane: rural minimarts (WinCommerce), local cooperative (Saigon Co.op), 22-year brand harvest (Central), multi-format retail (AEON), premium complexes (Lotte). All racing past the 13–15% modern-retail window.