Vietnam

Moody’s says Vietnam’s deficit to increase amid infrastructure splurge

Public debt is expected to go up but will remain lower than other countries

Vietnam's new rules that govern data aim to safeguard privacy, security and national interests.

Tighter data control: Vietnam’s race to redesign digital services

The new rules will benefit businesses that also view user consent as a way to provide value, say observers

MoMo's scale is undeniable, processing 5.5 billion transactions in Q1 2025 and hitting profitability in 2024.

Vietnam’s fintech sector enters a post-MoMo reality

The country has close to one million active enterprises, the vast majority of them SMEs

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink V2 Mini satellites. Report says the company was also granted a licence to use radio frequencies and radio equipment.

SpaceX’s Starlink gets nod for satellite Internet in Vietnam

Approval comes ahead of an expected visit of the country’s leader To Lam to the US

Representatives from FPT Corp, Viet Thai Group and G42 signed a pact to develop AI and cloud infrastructure in Vietnam with full data sovereignty.

Ho Chi Minh City unveils twin US$1 billion digital-asset, AI data-centre pacts

The authorities also pledge to provide support for large-scale data centres tied to a creativity-innovation-technology complex

The global spending spree on digital infrastructure for AI is spreading across South-east Asia, where investors see massive opportunity for growth.

Abu Dhabi’s G42 leads US$1 billion data centre project in Vietnam

The company is the primary developer of OpenAI’s Stargate infrastructure project in the UAE

Established in 1969 under the Bien Hoa Sugar brand, AgriS manages a circular value chain ecosystem spanning nearly 91,000 ha of sugar cane and 30,000 ha of coconut plantations across Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Australia.

Vietnam sugar giant AgriS leverages Australian agronomy expertise to advance agritech across Asean

The deal with Queensland-based Farmacist aims to commercialise high-tech agricultural solutions at scale

Hundreds of consignments have been stranded at ports and border checkpoints since the roll-out of new inspection rules.

Damage done: Vietnam’s food-safety push creates bitter aftertaste for businesses despite U-turn 

The new inspection rules, now suspended for 70 days, are jamming border crossings, disrupting supply chains and could push near-term prices up

The reclassification will officially take effect in September, subject to a March review.

Vietnam eases rule for foreign investors ahead of market upgrade

The new regulation also stipulates that there are no limitations on the types of securities eligible for non-prefunding trading