Amata plans industrial park in Ho Chi Minh City

The intention was shared by Amata Group leaders during a working session between the Royal Thai Embassy in Vietnam and leaders of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on November 3. Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee,...

Vietnamese fashion brand Coolmate secures Series C funding

Vietnamese fashion brand Coolmate has raised new Series C funding to accelerate growth, expand its offerings, and strengthen its position in the market. On November 3, Coolmate, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) fashion brand in Vietnam, announced the...

Vietnam's upcoming e-commerce law to tighten rules on livestream sellers

Vietnam's new draft law on e-commerce will tighten regulations for livestream sellers, making them more accountable for the authenticity, quality and origin of goods sold online. The draft requires domestic online sellers, livestreamers and...

Vietnamese National Assembly Stands with AIPA to Turn ASEAN’s Vision into reality

05/11/2025 On September 18, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, within the framework of the 46th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-46), National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man attended the first plenary session....

Hà Nội hosts an int'l exbibition on food, beverage and packaging technology

HÀ NỘI — The International Exhibition on Food & Beverage and Food Processing-Packaging Technology & Equipment in Hà Nội (Vietfood & Beverage-Propack Vietnam 2025) opened on Wednesday at the Hà Nội International Exhibition Centre, featuring 350...

UK–Vietnam summit highlights green energy cooperation, financial hub ambitions

HCM CITY — As Việt Nam accelerates its renewable energy transition and pursues plans to develop an international financial centre (IFC), business and government leaders from both nations gathered at the UK–Việt Nam Business Summit 2025 in HCM City...

Footballer who lost his leg to meningococcal disease visits Vietnam to share his inspirational journey post disease

Hanoi (VNA) – “I had never even heard of meningococcal disease. The tragedy struck at a time when I believed I was in the prime of my youth,” mentioned Flavio Da Pozzo, who was forced to abandon his dream of becoming a professional footballer...

We tried a 10-course Vietnamese ‘omakase’ in Singapore's CBD, here’s how it went

If you’ve ever slurped a bowl of pho loaded with fresh herbs or dunked spring rolls into a sweet peanut sauce, chances are you’ve tasted Southern Vietnamese cuisine. Food from the South is often bright, punchy and accompanied by generous toppings....

Vietnam rethinks its flood strategy as climate change drives storms and devastation

Audio By Carbonatix HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms collapsed hillsides and left vast parts of cities under water. From mapping high-risk areas to reimagining “sponge cities”...

Autumn Fair 2025: A convergence of Vietnamese commerce, creativity, culture

Hanoi (VNA) – The first Autumn Fair 2025 has come to a close, capping the country's largest-ever national trade and cultural promotion event. The 10-day fair left a lasting impression on hundreds of thousands of visitors, businesses, artists and...

Russia awards Order of Friendship to Vietnamese businesswoman

Moscow (VNA) – Thai Huong, Chairwoman of the Strategy Council of the Vietnamese dairy giant TH Group, has freshly been conferred the Order of Friendship by Russian President Vladimir Putin. She was one of the five persons from Italy, Sri Lanka,...

Not just capital: Hanoi Re seeks partners to grow business in Southeast Asia and beyond

Vietnamese reinsurer Hanoi Re is in active discussions with prospective strategic foreign shareholders as it is seeking a partner to grow its business, said Francois Duong Thanh Danh, standing vice chairman of PVI Holdings and vice chairman of...

Hanmi Pharm Signs Exclusive Deal to Export Hypertension Combination Drugs to Vietnam

Hanmi Pharmaceutical has signed an exclusive supply and licensing agreement with Viet-Phap, a leading Vietnamese pharmaceutical firm, to export several of Hanmi’s hypertension combination drugs to the Vietnamese market, the company announced on...

Mitsubishi Power receives contract to upgrade existing boiler equipment at the O Mon 1 Thermal Power Plant in Vietnam

2 TOKYO – Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received a contract to support the oil-to-natural gas fuel conversion project at the O Mon 1 Thermal Power Plant in Can Tho in southern Vietnam....

LS Cable & System Enters Big Tech AI Data Center Power Market with Busduct Frame Deal

LS Cable & System (LS Cable) is making a concerted push into the power infrastructure market for global big-tech AI data centers after securing a multi-year frame agreement to supply busduct systems to a major U.S. tech company, the firm announced...

From mapping high-risk areas to building ‘sponge cities’: How Vietnam is adapting to climate extremes

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Vietnam and Denmark advance Green Strategic Partnership with solar-powered factory in Ho Chi Minh City

ShareSharePin ItShare Denmark and Vietnam advanced their Green Strategic Partnership as LTP inaugurated a solar-powered garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Vietnam Invest Review. On 30 October 2025, the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam and...

Citi CEO highlights Vietnam’s growing role at APEC 2025 CEO Summit

Citi CEO Jane Fraser highlighted Vietnam's emergence as a key manufacturing hub and Asia-Pacific's pivotal role in driving global growth during her keynote address at the APEC 2025 CEO Summit in South Korea. “Globalisation isn't vanishing; it's...

Death toll due to Typhoon Kalmaegi reaches 40 in Central Vietnam

The death toll from a week of flooding and record rains in central Vietnam rose to 40 on Tuesday, authorities said, as another powerful storm threatened the battered region. The onslaught of extreme weather is set to continue, with Typhoon...

LS Cable to supply W500b power distribution systems to US big tech

LS Cable & System announced Wednesday that it has secured a contract worth over 500 billion won ($345.3 million) to supply high-capacity power distribution systems to artificial intelligence data centers operated by a major US big tech company....