Asia Insight
Vietnam veers into unknown as career cop makes Communist Party power play
Death of party chief Trong brings fears of tilt toward China-style leadership
Companies
Japan's NTT Docomo to enter Vietnam outdoor digital advertising
Mobile carrier hopes to use country as steppingstone for rest of Southeast Asia
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Business trends
Cambodian industrial park seeks to draw tenants from Thailand, Vietnam
Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone diversifying its investors as supply chains move
Opinion
Vietnam's land reclamation helps balance power in South China Sea
Hanoi's strategic moves offer hope against China's aggressive island building
International relations
Vietnam's funeral for party chief Trong draws former Japanese PM, China's No. 4
Dignitaries pay respects in a testament to Trong's focus on balanced diplomacy
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Food & Beverage
Vietnam draws investment from Japan flour miller Nippn
Company looks to double overseas revenue in 3 years
Materials
Vietnam arrests ex-deputy minister over rare-earth mining violations
Four other senior officials in environment ministry also accused
Opinion
Why To Lam's pragmatic authoritarianism will be good for Vietnam
Nguyen Phu Trong had been the last of a dying breed of Marxist ideologues
Crime
Vietnam $28m stock pump-and-dump trial opens
FLC property and airline founder accused of 'sky-high' price manipulation
Politics
Vietnam to hold state funeral for party chief Trong on July 26
Two-day national mourning for late Nguyen Phu Trong set on Thursday and Friday
International relations
Xi mourns Vietnam Communist Party chief at embassy: Xinhua
Chinese president among foreign dignitaries Nguyen Phu Trong was close to
Obituaries
Vietnam Communist party boss dies at 80; succession in balance
Trong kept lid on graft, navigated U.S.-China rivalry as country grew
Politics
Vietnam succession in focus as president stands in for party chief
Former public security chief To Lam gains more clout
Electric vehicles
BYD sets sights on aggressive expansion in Vietnam
Chinese EV group's plans pose formidable challenge to local rival VinFast
Politics
Vietnam President To Lam takes over party leader Trong's duties
80-year-old top government official to focus on treatment, official statement says
Energy
Greenpeace, others blast Japan gas deal in Vietnam
Fuel is seen as cleaner than coal but releases planet-heating methane
Transportation
Vietnam Airlines renews turnaround push with share issuance plans
Struggling carrier expresses interest in buying Chinese-made C919 aircraft
Asia Insight
Japan's new enemy in fight to lure immigrant workers: The tumbling yen
Visa rules eased, but currency weakness tarnishes Japan's appeal for overseas hires
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Agriculture
African swine fever outbreaks spreading in Vietnam, government says
Culling so far this year fives time that of a year ago, official document shows
Opinion
Vietnam is the master of neutrality in a polarized world
Hanoi's 'bamboo diplomacy' seen in hosting of Chinese, U.S. and Russian leaders
Opinion
Philippines and Vietnam's South China Sea strategies have failed
Manila's 'transparency' and Hanoi's 'opacity' are outdated approaches to deter China
Retail
Vietnamese employee wins Japan's 7-Eleven customer service contest
2,500 local and foreign workers vie on friendly, effective assistance
Automobiles
Vietnam auto sales slump as government weighs latest fee cut
Assembly plants apparently operating at just 40% capacity
Energy
Deregulation to heat up Vietnam's solar sector, other renewables
Businesses now allowed to buy electricity directly from private producers
Technology
Vietnam opens cloud, data center market to foreign companies
Telco law allows 100% foreign ownership after contentious storage rules