Beijing’s South China Sea Missiles Trump Obama’s TPP Push
The timing couldn’t have been more calculated: less than 24 hours into an Asean summit…
Skyrocketing Car Ownership in Vietnam Not Without Problems
Stop at a red light in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and it’s…
Despite Leadership Drama, Vietnam to Continue on Current Path
In single-party Communist Vietnam there is little in the way of political uncertainty. Decisions are…
Hanoi & HCMC Metros Struggling to Get on Track
Vietnam’s first metro systems are under construction in the rapidly expanding urban centres of Hanoi…
HCMC Property Market Growing, Opening Up
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) property market is responding well to increased investment with…
Vietnam’s pivot to the West more a shuffle towards the centre (video)
Signing onto the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in Atlanta last October and the high-level state…
Don’t Bank on Vietnam Banking Sector Reform
In architecture, there is a dictum that ‘form follows function’. The architect decides what a…
Soaring FDI boosts Vietnam 2015 GDP Forecast to 6.5% (Updated)
The latest revision to regional GDP forecasts by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) sees Vietnam…
Minorities forgotten as Vietnam–US ties improve
Twenty years after the post–war normalisation of Vietnam–US ties, the two nations are increasingly close.…
Celebrating the 70th Vietnam National Day (video)
Hundreds of thousands of Hanoians have taken to the streets of the Vietnam capital to…
EU-Vietnam FTA Boosts Manufacturing Investment Appeal
In a boost to Vietnam’s increasing attraction as a Asean manufacturing centre, Vietnam and the…
Vietnam H1 2015 GDP A Record – Structural Reforms Lag
Vietnam’s economic growth has continued to strengthen with gross domestic product (GDP) for H1 2015…
TPP Fears Spur FDI in Vietnam Textile And Garment Sector
In anticipation that the drawn out negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) might reach…