Vietnam’s microfinance firm F88 to file for UPCoM listing in 30 days

Vietnamese private equity-backed financial services firm F88 is filing to list on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) within 30 days. The company said the State Securities Commission has approved its application to become a public company. It plans …

The Week in Pictures: Singapore general election, Vietnam War celebrations

Honor Flight veterans visit Vietnam Memorial

Launch of first ‘Make in Vietnam’ blockchain network

    HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese tech firm 1Matrix on Tuesday in Hà Nội officially launched the first Layer-1 blockchain platform fully developed, operated and owned by Vietnamese engineers, marking a new milestone for the country’s digital infrastructure ambitions …

'It hurt me': Vietnam vet's son faces abuse at hospital over remembrance shirt

Associated Press finds ‘no definitive evidence’ to change credit for famous Vietnam War photo

Associated Press finds 'no definitive evidence' to change credit for famous Vietnam War photo

Months after the release of a film that questions who took an iconic Vietnam War image of a naked girl running from a napalm attack, The Associated Press said Tuesday it had found "no definitive evidence" to warrant changing a nearly 52-year-old …

Vietnam avocado prices hit five-year high

In a notable development within the agribusiness sector, avocado prices in Vietnam have risen to approximately US$1.54 per kilogram, marking a 100% increase from last year and reaching a five-year high. This price escalation is linked to a supply shortage. …

In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, elusive ‘ghost rice’ holds key to climate resilience

“It’s been so long I can barely remember. It’s delicious, fragrant, soft but not sticky,” says Trần Văn Lựa, 53, a farmer from Đồng Tháp province, south-west Vietnam, recalling the taste of wild rice. As a child, he would harvest the grain during flood …

Vietnam’s F88 plans listing in the country