Before National Day September 2, we received a letter from Prof Carl Thayer introducing a book titled ‘Vietnam: the rising star in Asia’, to be published in the time to come. The professor is co-author.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on regional payment connectivity with their counterparts of ASEAN5 countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Experts and executives from global heavyweights were gathering at the "CEO 100 Tea Connect" meeting in HCM City on Thursday to give local authorities advice on green growth policies.

There is significant room for the development of the domestic credit card market, as the number of holders of those cards remains modest, according to a representative from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Vietnam’s cashew exports in August alone reached a new record high of 60,580 tonnes worth US$333.83 million, according to figures released the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Online auctions of what are seen as highly-sought-after car license plates have brought big money for the State, with the HCMC-registered license plate 51K-888.88 alone gaining VND32.34 billion.

Vietnam’s coffee sector has not been able to cash in on increased coffee prices due to a lack of product.

German news website NTV has published an article highlighting the attractiveness of the Southeast Asian country to German businesses.

To increase competitiveness, farmers, businesses and management agencies need to work together to standardize the production process and build a durian brand.

Many major retailers see Vietnam as an important goods production and supply source, and are looking for more Vietnamese supplies and partners.

Promotion of foreign tech transfer investment is on the rise, but there are questions over absorption and spillover effects.

Vietnam’s completely-built-up (CBU) car imports from January to August dropped by 9.8% compared to the same period last year, reports the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

With the use of hydrogen, a new energy carrier, coke and petroleum products will be replaced, thus helping ease CO2 emissions.

The move is designed to help communities and businesses overcome barriers and work towards digital transformation.

Vietnam has begun to develop carbon pricing instruments and an emission trading system (ETS) to incentivise firms to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and move towards the use of clean energy.

The "Turn right only" regulation on roads has caused a headache to a building material company.

The retail prices of the iPhone 15 series offered by the FPT Shop, The Gioi Di Dong and CellphoneS are nearly the same as those from the Apple Store Vietnam. However, the prices quoted by Di Dong Viet are VND1 million lower.

According to a report by the association, green development has become a global and national goal, a necessity in the case of Việt Nam as the Southeast Asian country is among some of the most affected by the adverse effects of climate change.

Vietnam needs to improve the business environment to be able to attract large investors from the US, or ‘eagles’, as called by the Vietnamese.

Tourism real estate is still attempting to get on the front foot amid reduced selling prices and slow liquidity.