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Vietnam

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Truong My Lan
    Vietnamese tycoon told to repay billions in fraud case to avoid death penalty

    Court rejects Truong My Lan’s appeal against death sentence over embezzlement

    Truong My Lan is seen attending her trial
  • Monday, 18 November, 2024
    News in-depth
    Why Vietnam risks ending up a big loser from Trump’s tariffs

    Hanoi could become a victim of its own success after building up a huge trade surplus with the US

    Vietnamese workers processing instant coffee for export at a factory
  • Wednesday, 16 October, 2024
    ReviewTelevision
    True crime meets Blaxploitation in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

    Samuel L Jackson, Kevin Hart and Taraji P Henson star in a gripping, 1970s-set B-movie pastiche

    A man with an Afro sits at a kitchen table holding a phone to his ear opposite a woman in a wide-brimmed hat who smokes and holds a pencil over a pad of paper
  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    Asia maritime tensions
    Vietnamese fishermen injured in clash with Chinese vessels

    Confrontation near Paracel Islands highlights rising hostilities in disputed waters of South China Sea

    A Chinese coastguard vessel passes near a Chinese oil rig in the South China Sea
  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
    LexGeely Automobile Holdings Co Ltd
    On China tariffs, Geely goes made in Vietnam Premium content

    Trade restrictions may start a new trend of automakers assembling EVs overseas

    People gather round a Geely Zeekr 001 electric vehicle on display at a showroom in Shanghai, China
  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    ReviewFT Wealth
    The origins of prosperity

    Encouraging wealth creators helps to generate economic growth and affluence

    A crowded jewelry store with customers lined up at the counter, some wearing masks, as they engage with staff during a busy shopping period. Red festive decorations hang from the ceiling
  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2024
    Interview
    Vietnam pushes for high tech as investors pivot from China

    Official says Hanoi needs to boost labour force and power supply to draw semiconductor and AI industries

    Do Nhat Hoang
  • Saturday, 3 August, 2024
    Communist Party of Vietnam
    Vietnam appoints President To Lam as Communist party chief

    Former public security minister who oversaw anti-corruption crackdown succeeds longtime leader Nguyen Phu Trong

    Newly elected General Secretary To Lam waves after being elected by Vietnam’s ruling Communist party in Hanoi on Saturday
  • Saturday, 3 August, 2024
    US rejects Vietnam’s bid for ‘market economy’ status in blow to trade ties

    Classification would have boosted exports and reduced tariffs on goods from country that is rising supply chain alternative to China

    A woman sells oranges at a market in Hanoi
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Death of Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong leaves succession open

    Communist party general secretary oversaw rapid industrialisation and crackdown on corruption

    A file photo of Nguyen Phu Trong
  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    Vietnam’s ‘bamboo diplomacy’ triumphs with visits from Biden, Xi and now Putin

    Hanoi cements growing importance in global supply chains by balancing relations between rival powers

    Montage of Nguyen Phu Truong flanked by Xi Jinping, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin
  • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
    Vietnam seeks power savings in heatwave as manufacturers pivot from China

    South-east Asian country has emerged as crucial link in global supply chain

    Exterior view of a thermal power plant in Hai Duong province in northern Vietnam with two people riding a motorbike in the foreground
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Vietnam appoints man behind corruption crackdown as president

    Public security chief To Lam’s appointment comes amid anti-graft crusade that has sparked political turmoil

    To Lam speaking at the National Assembly
  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
    Vietnam pledges more energy supply as chip race heats up

    Hanoi acknowledges pressure from rival investment destinations Malaysia and India

    Montage pic of Vietnam flag and semiconductor chip
  • Thursday, 9 May, 2024
    Alibaba
    Alibaba to build Vietnam data centre to comply with local storage law

    Chinese tech group currently rents server space from state-owned partners

    Mugs with Alibaba Cloud logo
  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
    ReviewFilm
    Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes — simian civil war with hints of contemporary politics

    A human-free utopia is disrupted by revolution in the rebooted franchise’s fourth instalment

    Apes walk erect through a lush forest
  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    Agricultural commodities
    Fears over coffee shortages send prices soaring to new highs

    Heatwave in Vietnam damages robusta crop and prompts buying spree, pushing futures contract to highest since launch

    A handful of picked coffee beans
  • Friday, 12 April, 2024
    Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death over $12bn fraud

    State media says Truong My Lan’s crimes eroded public trust in ruling Communist party

    Truong My Lan
  • Monday, 1 April, 2024
    LexAgricultural commodities
    Soaring coffee prices will squeeze Asia’s café culture Premium content

    Extreme temperatures and droughts in big bean-producing countries have led to lower harvests

    A farmer harvests coffee cherries in the Temanggung regency of Indonesia
  • Thursday, 21 March, 2024
    Vietnam names Vo Thi Anh Xuan interim president as corruption purge deepens

    Scandals and resignations cast doubt over Communist party succession plan

    Vo Thi Anh Xuan in front of a Vietnamese flag
  • Thursday, 21 March, 2024
    News in-depthNikkei Asia
    Cambodia vexes Vietnam with plan to divert Mekong trade via China-built canal

    Planned Phnom Penh-to-coast link raises alarms amid regional influence tussle

    A container ship on the Mekong river
  • Wednesday, 20 March, 2024
    Vietnam’s political turmoil deepens as president resigns

    Ruling Communist party says Vo Van Thuong stepped down over rule ‘violations’ and other unspecified shortcomings

    Vo Van Thuong next to the flag of Vietnam
  • Wednesday, 20 March, 2024
    Corruption purge and tycoon’s $12bn bank fraud trial shake Vietnam

    One of world’s biggest embezzlement cases is part of crackdown that could upset foreign investment

    Truong My Lan arrives at a court in Ho Chi Minh City on March 5
  • Tuesday, 5 March, 2024
    Trial begins for Vietnamese property tycoon accused of $12bn fraud

    Truong My Lan’s case part of anti-corruption campaign launched by ruling Communist party

    Truong My Lan surrounded by police at a court appearance in Ho Chi Minh City
  • Wednesday, 21 February, 2024
    Vietnam dangles semiconductor incentives to draw foreign companies

    Hanoi pledges ambitious programmes as it competes with Asian rivals such as Malaysia in burgeoning chip sector

    Close up of circuit board
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