Jamille Tran

Jamille Tran

VIETNAM CORRESPONDENT

Jamille is a correspondent at The Business Times, where she covers Vietnam and broader Asean affairs. She holds a master’s degree in Global Business Journalism from Tsinghua University and previously reported for Bloomberg’s Vietnam bureau.

Sun PhuQuoc Airways welcomed its first Airbus A321NX aircraft at Phu Quoc International Airport in August, 2025.

Vietnam’s aircraft orders are soaring. Now it wants the financing at home

Airlines are looking beyond the Middle East challenges as they aim to position the country as a regional aviation hub

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Oil shocks triggered by Middle East war ripple through South-east Asia

Oil-fuelled inflation is showing up in higher transport and food costs, electricity prices, fuel prices and bigger fuel subsidy bills for governments

Instead of relying on EVN’s monopoly system and generous FIT tariff payments guaranteed for 20 years, electricity prices are now negotiated in the wholesale market, reallocating risks among developers, large buyers and the state utility.

Vietnam reboots direct clean-power push after pricing hurdles slow corporate uptake

Market players say there is long-term upside in the new mechanism even as subsidy-era disputes remain unresolved

Viettel describes 6G as an AI-native system that integrates artificial intelligence across devices, networks and cloud infrastructure

Vietnam’s Viettel to develop AI smartphone, makes foray into 6G device development

It has joined an alliance led by Qualcomm to speed up global deployment of the AI-native cellular network technology from 2029

Chairman Tran Ba Duong said Thaco Auto will introduce its Thaco-branded passenger cars in 2027.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Can Thaco’s in-house car brand jump-start sliding assembly sales?

One of Vietnam’s richest men is preparing for his boldest move yet, which can reshape the country’s auto space

Dang Huynh Uc My is the second child of prominent Vietnamese entrepreneurs Dang Van Thanh and Huynh Bich Ngoc
BEHIND THE NAME

Next gen steers Vietnam’s US$1 billion sugar empire to go global – starting with three-person Singapore office

Chairwoman Dang Huynh Uc My is determined that sugar alone will not define AgriS’ future

Vietnam's new rules that govern data aims 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

Parties plan to deploy “significant cloud capacity” across three data centre sites in Vietnam, underpinned by up to US$1 billion in “consumption commitments”.

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

Listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange, TTC AgriS currently manages a circular value chain ecosystem spanning nearly 91,000 hectares of sugarcane and 30,000 hectares 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

Roughly 300,000 tons of agricultural products, including fresh vegetables, fruits, rice, and processed foods, were stuck at ports and border checkpoints across Vietnam between Jan 26 to Jan 29, according to government reports.

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