Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region is known as a famously productive agricultural area thanks to the rich nutrients carried downstream by the Mekong River. The delta produces enormous crops of rice and fruit every year, feeding […]
While many Southeast Asian economies are struggling with the impact of China’s continuing slowdown, Vietnam has bucked the trend and posted strong economic growth over the last year. In Q4Â 2015, Vietnam’s GDP expanded by seven […]
Located in Ho Chi Minh City’s backyard, the Mekong Delta is a popular day-trip destination for visitors swinging through southern Vietnam. These trips don’t offer more than a surface look at the region, quickly taking […]
Women play a complex role in Vietnamese society. Although they’re highly valued and generally respected, their native country has long been paternalistic: time-honoured tradition dictates that men make money, while women manage the home. But at […]
Vietnam isn’t a country synonymous with advanced technology. Its most widely-known exports remain basic goods such as rice, fruit and textiles. However, several of the world’s biggest tech companies have major presences here, and ambitious […]
The lack of opacity along with the bureaucratic red tape and hurdles needed to obtain a Vietnam work permit has long been one of the primary complaints of foreign companies operating in the country, as […]
Stop at a red light in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and it’s hard not to notice a traffic pattern: cars backed up for blocks on narrow urban roads built when car ownership […]
In single-party Communist Vietnam there is little in the way of political uncertainty. Decisions are made in committees behind closed doors and delivered to the public via state-controlled media, while the party portrays an image […]
Vietnam’s first metro systems are under construction in the rapidly expanding urban centres of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), where population growth has placed a severe strain on existing infrastructure. But can these […]
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) property market is responding well to increased investment with retail and residential markets fairing particularly well according to the latest HCMC Market Brief published by Savills Vietnam. HCMC retail […]