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

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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...

Vietnam’s ongoing efforts to overcome war legacy

Lingering danger Bombs and mines rob people of their most basic rights, the right to live, to move freely, to work, and to learn. The threat of UXO exists not only in remote or border areas but also in lowlands, residential communities, and even...

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....

LS Cable & System to Supply 500 Bil. Won Worth of Busduct to U.S. Big Tech Data Center

LS Cable & System will supply high-capacity power supply systems to a global big tech company’s artificial intelligence (AI) data center. LS Cable & System announced on Nov. 5 that it has signed a frame contract to supply busduct to U.S. big tech...

Experts Mull Impacts of Tariffs, Technology, Shifting Vehicle Repair Landscape

Rising parts costs, consumer affordability issues, changing vehicle technology and tariffs continue to impact the auto claims and repair landscape, experts say. Those were among the topics focused on during CCC Intelligent Solutions’ Q3 Crash...

Vietnam flood death toll hits 40

Agence France-Presse . Hanoi, Vietnam 04 November, 2025, 22:48 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. Vietnam’s...

Siemens Receives Frost & Sullivan’s 2025 Southeast Asian Data Center Infrastructure Solutions Company of the Year Recognition for Excellence in Technological Innovation and Advanced Automation

This company is recognized for combining advanced simulation, product innovation, and automation to deliver operational flexibility, sustainability, and continuous innovation across Southeast Asia’s data center market. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 5,...

AgroViet 2025 to begin in Hanoi next week

Exhibitors mainly come from Japan, the Republic of Korea, mainland China, Taiwan (China), and Australia, alongside representatives from 23 provinces and cities across Vietnam including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Bac Ninh, and...

Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, The Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam: Nov 5, 2025

INDONESIA 1.I’M TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHOOSH, PRABOWO SAYS -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto has insisted that responsibility for the debt incurred by the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, dubbed Whoosh, ultimately lies with...

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, The Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam: Nov 5, 2025

INDONESIA 1.I’M TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHOOSH, PRABOWO SAYS -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto has insisted that responsibility for the debt incurred by the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway, dubbed Whoosh, ultimately lies with...

Vietnam flood death toll climbs to 37 as new typhoon approaches

Rescue teams and aid workers in central Vietnam are scrambling to reach remote areas devastated by floods and landslides that have killed at least 37 people, as another powerful typhoon threatens to strike later this week, officials said Monday....

Vietnam Exposition Center and dmg events announce strategic partnership to launch global energy congress and exhibition

HANOI/ ABU DHABI, VIETNAM - Media OutReach Newswire - 4 November 2025 - The Vietnam Exposition Center (VEC) and dmg events have announced a strategic partnership and launch their first collaborative initiative - a global energy congress and...

Behind The Win: Steam Building bridges human connection and technology to shape the future of workplace collaboration

By blending emerging technologies with human-centered design, Steam Building is empowering organisations to build inclusive, future-ready teams through immersive, AI-powered experiences. This article is brought to you by Steam Building. As...

Nigeria, Vietnam Cashew Asso. sign MoU for massive production, business Partnership

The Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) and the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) that will put both countries on the global map for national cashew production that will...

Vietnam flood death toll hits 40 as typhoon looms

HANOI The death toll from a week of flooding and record rains in central Vietnam rose to 40 Tuesday, authorities said, as another powerful storm threatened the battered region. Vietnam's central belt has been deluged by torrential rain turning...

The D Brief: Acquisition-reform draft; US pitches Gaza force; Nuke-test differences; Vietnam’s fake islands; And a bit more.

Coming soon: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s acquisition reform. Three days before his scheduled address to defense CEOs and acquisition officials, Valerie Insinna of Breaking Defense obtained what she says is a six-page draft memo laying out...

Banpu, Amata form JV for solar initiative in Vietnam

PUBLISHED : 5 Nov 2025 at 05:44 A massive rooftop solar power initiative is being developed at two industrial estates in Vietnam through a new collaboration between two Thai firms in a bid to support the host nation's net-zero campaign. Energy...

When storytelling isn’t neutral: Lessons from Vietnam and the future of philanthropy

By integrating ethical storytelling into their fundraising and communications practices, organizations can build trust, celebrate complexity, and restore dignity, Tanya Rumble says. By integrating ethical storytelling into their fundraising and...