Enhanced Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Thailand

At the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra leads the high-level delegation of the Royal Thai Government to pay an official visit to Vietnam and co-chair the 4th Vietnam–Thailand Joint Cabinet Retreat on May …

Vietnam, China hold bilateral border patrol

Dien Bien (VNA) - The Border Guard Command of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien and China’s Mengzi Border Guard Region launched their 2025 bilateral patrol on May 15 at the border demarcation line of the A Pa Chai – Long Phu border crossing in …

Shein to set up huge Vietnam warehouse in US tariff hedge: Report

* Fast-fashion giant to have first warehouse in Vietnam * It is leasing facility near Ho Chi Minh City, sought more, sources say * China's low-value shipments face US duties, Vietnam's remain Last Updated : 15 May 2025, 11:28 IST

Aeon Eyes Eightfold Expansion in Vietnam

Japanese retail group Aeon plans to expand its network of general merchandise stores and large-format supermarkets in Vietnam eightfold over the next five years, reports Nikkei Asia. The company currently operates 12 general merchandise stores in Vietnam, …

Scientists examine wild bats in Vietnam to prepare for future pandemic

A team from the University of Tokyo has begun a survey of wild bats in Vietnam to look for a virus with the potential to cause another pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is thought to have been caused by a virus that jumped from a wild animal to humans. …

How Foreigners Can File Personal Income Tax Returns in Vietnam

Filing personal income tax (PIT) in Vietnam is a legal obligation for many foreigners working or earning income in the country. Whether employed by a local company, investing in Vietnamese assets, or receiving rental income, foreign individuals are subject …

Vietnam's Vinfast has ditched plan to sell cars direct in UK

Vinfast Auto, a Vietnamese carmaker, has cancelled its plans to begin sales of its electric cars in the UK. Automotive Management reported in 2022 that Vinfast was headed to the UK, and in late 2023 it gave former Polestar UK and Genesis executive Andrew …

Asia coffee: Domestic prices fall in Vietnam, new beans hit Indonesian market

HANOI: Coffee prices in Vietnam edged down on Thursday, while discounts narrowed in Indonesia as beans from the new harvest started enter the market, traders said on Thursday. Farmers in the Central Highlands, Vietnam’s largest coffee-growing region, sold …

Vingroup tests the line of Vietnam’s new capitalism

On May 11, 2025, Vietnamese media widely reported that Vingroup, one of the nation’s most powerful private conglomerates, offered to take full control of the North–South high-speed railway project. However, less than 24 hours later, the headlines suddenly …

Vietnam’s PVI partners South Korea’s EGI for engineering guarantee insurance foray