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.

Vietnam has established the VIFC’s governing council, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh, alongside separate executive bodies in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.

Vietnam puts 1,200-hectare, two-city International Financial Centre into operation

Hanoi introduces sweeping guiding frameworks that include Common Law elements, 10-year residency for foreign experts, and 30-year tax incentives

Vietnam Airlines’ VN1 flight from Hanoi landed at the new Long Thanh International Airport on Friday (Dec 19), carrying nearly 100 passengers.

New airports, high-speed rails, Olympic complex: Vietnam shifts into top gear

The once-in-a-decade fiscal splurge for infrastructure build-out is a key driver for the country’s 10% growth goal

In September, YeaH1 partnered with Sony Music Entertainment on the former’s televised talent show, “Tan binh toan nang - Show it all”, under which Sony supported the global release and distribution of music produced by emerging Vietnamese artists featured on the programme.

Sony Music deepens Vietnam push with 49% voting stake in YeaH1 subsidiary

The deal builds on YeaH1’s hit local TV shows that have helped usher in a new era for Vietnamese pop culture

Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the LNG-fired power plant Nhon Trach 3 and 4 on Dec 14.

Vietnam switches on first LNG-fired power plants, plans 20 more by 2035

Early liquefied natural gas imports have come from Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar and Russia, with growing interest in US supplies

Grab driver-partners in Vietnam will also receive special charging discounts at Charge+ facilities,

Grab, Charge+ to build EV charging network in Vietnam

The attempt is expected to complement the existing dominance of VinFast charging facilities across the country

Masan Consumer’s Chin-su fish sauce “collection” has also been exported to international markets such as the US, Canada, Australia, and Europe, Japan

Vietnam’s condiment king Masan Consumer wants to spice things up in South-east Asia, China

The maker of household brands such as Chinsu, Nam Ngu and Omachi aims to double global revenue share in three years

Residents wade through neck-deep floodwaters in Kuala Simpang village in Aceh Tamiang, North Sumatra on November 30, 2025. Officials in Indonesia and Sri Lanka battled December 3 to reach survivors of deadly flooding in remote, cut-off regions as the toll in the disaster that hit four countries topped 1,300. (Photo by IWAN GUNADI BATUBARA / AFP)

Where the flood line meets the bottom line for storm-hit South-east Asia

With climate volatility escalating, the region’s hard-won economic resilience is now on thin ice

An employee counts Vietnamese 500,000 dong banknotes at a Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) branch in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. Vietnam's parliament raised the economic growth target to at least 8% for 2025, setting the stage for Asia's growth star to achieve another stellar year even as the threat of US tariffs looms. Photographer: Maika Elan/Bloomberg

Credit boom, rule shifts fire up Vietnam banks’ capital-raising sprint

High system leverage, however, may leave them vulnerable to economic shocks, say analysts

Together, the Vin trio make up more than a fifth of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange’s total market capitalisation.

Vietnam’s stock-market rally has one name behind it

Vingroup and its two listed offshoots are behind much of the VN-Index’s 36% gain this year

Ho Chi Minh is lited among 15 financial centres likely to become more significant over the next two to three years, according Global Financial Centres Index.

Crypto players find safe haven in Vietnam’s dual-city IFC

Global giants such as Binance, Bybit and Tether are converging on Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, where fintech sandboxes are...