Vietnam

Homes for living, not holding: Vietnam’s bold property pivot

Producing titles worthy of being included in e-sports is a very different challenge from succeeding in the casual segment, say experts.
BRUNCH

From Flappy Bird to e-sports: Can Vietnam’s gaming scene level up?

An estimated 200,000 people will be moved from their homes to make way for the nearly 737 trillion dong project, with completion due by 2038.

Hanoi bets its future on a riverside to rival world’s great cities

Indonesia and Vietnam have fared very differently this year, with the Jakarta Composite Index slumping nearly 30% and the VN-Index rallying around 5%.

The quest for global capital: Vietnam eyes MSCI upgrade as Indonesia fights downgrade risk

The eligible projects include Sun Group’s developments linked to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Phu Quoc in 2027.

Targeted credit relief: Vietnam steers funding to Vingroup, Sun Group, Masterise megaprojects

Hanoi currently has two metro services in operation: the Cat Linh-Ha Dong line and the elevated section of the Nhon-Hanoi Station line.

Hanoi breaks ground on five metro lines worth 1,315 trillion dong, targeted for 2030

Thapanee Techajareonvikul, CEO and president of Berli Jucker, sees Vietnam as an important growth enginee for BJC, which has traditionally been heavily invested in Thailand.
BEHIND THE NAME

Scaling Berli Jucker’s retail empire – daughter of Thai beer billionaire seeks growth outside home country

In recent months, the State Bank of Vietnam has moved on several fronts to ease funding constraints for lenders.
NEWS ANALYSIS

Vietnam loosens bank safeguards to spur growth, stoking prudential concerns

The VN Index has outperformed most of its South-east Asian peers over the past year.

MSCI says low free-float among many hurdles for Vietnam stocks

Practices that once helped small businesses in Vietnam stay flexible and competitive in a low-margin economy are increasingly becoming formal business risks.

Can Vietnam’s small-business backbone survive a compliance squeeze – all at once?