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Vietnam to advise North Korea on economic development
Vietnam is set to teach secluded North Korea lessons of how to open its economy during a visit of North Korea's foreign minister Ri...
First Formula 1 race in Hanoi starts with 2020 season
Vietnam's capital Hanoi will start hosting Formula 1 races by April 2020, the Hanoi People's Committee said on November 1 in a statement. That...
Inspired by Singapore, Hanoi considers congestion charge for motorists
The Hanoi Department of Transport is considering collecting tolls for private vehicles traveling into the inner-city areas which often face traffic jams. Vu Van...
Vietnam gives go-ahead for Formula One Grand Prix on the streets of Hanoi
The Vietnamese government has said it supports the idea of staging a Formula One race on the streets of the capital Hanoi, Reuters reported,...
Bamboo Air set to disrupt Vietnam’s busy airspace
Bamboo Airways, a new airline in Vietnam launched by property developer FLC Group, is set to compete in one of Southeast Asia’s busiest aviation...
Three Vietnamese cities added to proposed ASEAN smart cities network
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang in Vietnam will be part of the network of smart cities in the Association of Southeast...
Formula One street race in Hanoi looks like a done deal
Vietnam could be added to the annual Formula 1 Grand Prix series as early as in 2020, according to former Formula One tycoon Bernie...
Hanoi said to host Formula 1 street race
Formula 1 organisers have apparently reached a deal with Vietnam to hold a city race in Hanoi in the next season. According to media...
Finally, McDonald’s ventures into communist heartland Hanoi
US fast food chain McDonald’s, the epitome of capitalism, on December 2 finally opened its first store in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi, one of the...
Vietnam’s biggest-ever IPO rocks stock market
The Communist nation of Vietnam saw its biggest-ever initial public offering at the stock market on October 26, with the retail unit of the...
Asia has the fastest growing tourism destination cities
Bangkok still tops the list of the world's most popular tourism destination cities worldwide, but competition is growing within Asia, the latest Mastercard Destination...
Hanoi to spend $40 billion on New Metro Lines
The metropolitan administration of Vietnam's capital Hanoi proposed to the government to build new metro lines at an investment of $40 billion up to...
Vietnam plans multi-billion smart cities across the country
Vietnam seems to become the driving force for smart cities in Southeast Asia with several plans for such developments on the table.
The most spectacular...
Bamboo Airways to become Vietnam’s next private carrier
Vietnamese real estate, investment and business service conglomerate FLC Group, based in Hanoi, will launch a new domestic carrier called Bamboo Airways which could...
Trans-Pacific Partnership to go ahead – without the US
Countries in the economic pact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreed on May 21 to move on with the multilateral trade deal without the...
Vinacafé the next mega-IPO in Vietnam
Vietnam National Coffee Corporation, the nation’s largest state-owned coffee producer known for its Vinacafé brand, is planning an initial public offering (IPO) next year...
Finally! Vietnamese citizens allowed to gamble
Vietnamese citizens, known for their penchant for betting and gambling, will be allowed to enter approved casinos in Vietnam and gamble, the government announced,...
Vietnam to merge its two stock exchanges
The Vietnam government is planning to merge the Hanoi Stock Exchange and Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange into the Vietnam Stock Exchange to...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...