Over the past 35 years, the newspaper has become much more than a business publication. It has served as a trusted companion to Vietnam’s economic transformation, documenting the country’s remarkable journey from an emerging market to one of Asia’s most dynamic investment destinations. Photo courtesy of Baker McKenzie From the perspective of the Singaporean business […]

Vietnamese retailers make strong showing in Asia retail conviction index. Photo: Nguyen Huong The index, published by Inside Retail Asia, released in Hanoi on September 29, is based on more than 70,000 consumer interviews across 11 Asian markets, combined with 12 months of continuous data from YouGov BrandIndex through May 31. The ranking measures the […]

Vietnam has the scale international brands look for. DataReportal’s Digital 2026 report counted 85.6 million internet users at the end of 2025 – 84.2 per cent of the population – alongside 79 million social media identities. Reaching those people is the easy part. Getting them to choose a foreign brand over a familiar local one […]

Institutional reform does not create competitiveness overnight, but it can build the confidence businesses need to make long-term investments. More than three decades of development among Vietnamese private enterprises shows that as the business environment becomes increasingly transparent, the private sector gains greater room to build its internal capabilities, invest for the long term and […]

Hanoi welcomes education leaders from across Asia for GALTI 2026 (Photo: UNIS Hanoi) Heads of school and board chairs from leading international schools across Asia convened for the opening of the Governance as Leadership Training Institute (GALTI) 2026 at United Nations International School of Hanoi (UNIS Hanoi). Hosted from September 10-12, the three-day Institute brought […]