The Ho Chi Minh City-Can Tho railway project will help create transit-oriented development for provinces and cities along the route. NAI Vietnam’s research and investment director Tran Nhat Quang, along with research head Cao Nhat Nam, look at how railway stations can become mixed-use urban centres, develop logistics, and enable the Mekong Delta to grow.
By Kim Oanh and Thai Ninh
May 02, 2025 | 10:00
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 Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HSX) increased only marginally, from 378 to 392.
By Darrell Oh
May 02, 2025 | 07:00
The pharmaceutical industry is expected to not only continue its vital role in improving health outcomes of all Vietnam citizens driven through innovation.
By Tyler McElhaney
April 25, 2025 | 14:55
Vietnam must draw lessons from international financial hubs around the world, but it also needs to make bold steps in policy, technology, and personnel.
By Michael Chiu
April 25, 2025 | 14:00
The emergence of Vietnam from its struggles through wars and state planning in years past has been remarkable in terms of improving living standards and taking its place in the global economic and political community. Hong Kong has been involved in this transition, serving as a window to the world’s best practices in nearly every facet of the economy.
By Nguyen Quoc Anh
April 22, 2025 | 15:34
Recent discussions surrounding provincial mergers have drawn significant public and investor attention, particularly within the real estate sector.
By Rizwan Khan
April 22, 2025 | 14:27
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 operate, bringing new business models and growth. Like other emerging markets, these two inevitable trends have crept into the Vietnamese economy in recent years.
By Binh Le and Helen Do
April 21, 2025 | 12:04
In a world of uncertainty, the most common reaction is to pause and be patient. However, what if change is the only certainty we have?
By Truong Huu Ngu
April 18, 2025 | 11:40
In the face of mounting trade uncertainties such as those emerging from US policy this month, Vietnamese enterprises are not powerless.
By Nguyen Dat
April 18, 2025 | 10:14
Amid the pinball-like US policy decisions over the past week, the Vietnamese government will not change its economic growth target, building on the positive results from Q1.