Vietnam

Thomson Medical’s regional ambitions find a potent tonic in Vietnam

The Singapore group is targeting patient flows in the growing Mekong sub-region

View of Hanoi. Vietnam is targeting double-digit growth in 2026, betting on higher public investment, export diversification, private-sector productivity gains and deeper capital markets.

Six metrics behind Vietnam’s 8% growth that complicate the celebration

The country’s growth story is more uneven than top-line figures suggest

Vietnam has implemented a range of measures to boost tourism, including 45-day visa-free waivers for citizens of some developed economies.

China’s travellers pivot to Vietnam, driving record arrivals

The surge is part of a broader realignment in South-east Asia’s multi billion-US dollar tourism industry

For the fourth quarter, GDP grew 8.46% from a year earlier, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said.

Vietnam’s annual growth reaches 8% as trade surplus with US hits record despite tariffs

The country has largely shrugged off US duties of 20% imposed on its goods

The Straits Times Index ended the year at 4,646.21, about 0.2% down.  

2025’s winners and laggards: STI posts best gains in years; South Korea, Vietnam outshine regional peers

The Straits Times Index turns in its strongest performance in at least four years, with a total return of 22.7% in 2025

Vietnam’s “new era” is underpinned by the four pillars of collective leadership, as well as its ruling Party's four resolutions on science and technology, international integration, rule of law and private-sector-led growth.

The ‘four’ behind Vietnam: Can 2026 political reset deliver the growth it promises?

What investors should know as the country heads into its most consequential leadership transition in decades

With roughly 78 million active users, Zalo has become indispensable to the everyday life of most Vietnamese people.

Vietnam’s dominant messaging app faces regulatory scrutiny over data policy update

The country’s antitrust authority has flagged Zalo’s new terms amid user privacy concerns

Despite retreating from the country’s most politically symbolic route, Vingroup’s rail unit VinSpeed is still advancing its Ben Thanh-Can Gio and Hanoi-Quang Ninh bullet train projects.

Vingroup’s rail retreat sparks VN-Index rout, exposes strain in Vietnam’s mega-project push

The move raises concerns about private-sector limits, after recent exits by other private developers

In addition to Vingroup, investors including Thaco, Vietnam Railways and Vietnam Investment and Development Group have shown interest in the high-speed rail project.

Vietnam’s Vingroup to withdraw bid for US$67 billion North-South high-speed railway

The government has said the winner of the project will be announced in January

Vietnam has established the VIFC’s governing council, as well as 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 frameworks that include Common Law elements, 10-year residency for foreign experts, and 30-year tax incentives