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Vietnam’s ongoing draft of the revised Railway Law represents a significant step towards modernising the country’s rail infrastructure and creating a legal...

At a conference with small and medium-sized enterprises in early 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh tasked the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Ministry of Science...

Vietnam’s plans to establish international financial centres (IFCs) in Ho Chi Minh City and the central city of Danang reflect its ambition to become a regional hub...

The National Assembly Standing Committee in April reviewed a draft resolution proposing a unified international financial centre in Vietnam, split between Ho Chi Minh...

Over the past five years, the Vietnamese securities market has shown signs of stagnation in the number of listed companies. Since the end of 2019, such numbers on the...

With lingering economic uncertainties and unstable macroeconomic conditions, the banking sector is entering a phase marked by tightening budgets.

Discussions surrounding the potential merger of administrative units in Vietnam have triggered a surge of interest and price hikes in various real estate markets.

Vietnam must draw lessons from international financial hubs around the world, but it also needs to make bold steps in policy, technology, and personnel.

Last year was a historic one for bitcoin. After a long battle engaging the US Securities and Exchange Commission and multiple institutional players in the United...

Public-private partnerships are no longer a supporting mechanism, but a strategic pillar in the global pursuit of the green transition.

Recent discussions surrounding provincial mergers have drawn significant public and investor attention, particularly within the real estate sector.

Globally, trends in AI as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria have had a strong impact on economic activities, changing the way businesses...

In the face of mounting trade uncertainties such as those emerging from US policy this month, Vietnamese enterprises are not powerless.

Thanks to open-door policies crafted from the 1980s and beyond, rapid development of legal infrastructure, recognition of the value of foreign direct investment, and...

Talking to VIR’s Binh An after the unveiling of the Mekong Delta Annual Economic Report in Ho Chi Minh City on March 27, Dr. Vu Thanh Tu Anh, senior lecturer of the...