Vietnam

Trump’s pick as Vietnam envoy sets sights on trade gap as Hanoi’s surplus with US tops China’s

Vietnam’s rise is closely linked to a sharp decline in China’s trade with the US

The central bank’s projections are effectively instructions given to lenders, and are seen as both a target and a ceiling.

Vietnam central bank cuts credit growth target to 15% this year

The new target is lower than the 16% the bank initially set for 2025 before raising it during the year

A 3D rendering of FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. One wing will house its oncology, gastroenterology and in-vitro fertilisation centres.

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