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The partnership connects MBV's Swift infrastructure to TerraPay's network spanning 156 countries, enabling instant outbound transfers to bank accounts and digital wallets.
The competition brings together developers and researchers to tackle real-world problems using quantum algorithms, marking another step in the region's push into next-generation computing.
Vietnamese equities retreat as broader Asian markets face headwinds from global trade uncertainty and shifting investor sentiment
Homegrown firms like FPT Software and VNG demonstrate the country's capacity to compete globally with lower infrastructure costs and skilled workforce
Policymakers signal capital markets must shoulder more of the country's financing burden as banking system faces capacity constraints
New duties targeting supply chains suspected of forced labor mark broadest trade enforcement action since 2025, affecting Asian manufacturers from Vietnam to Bangladesh.
The Taiwanese contract manufacturer's Vietnamese arm has formally added electric vehicle infrastructure to its business scope, signaling deeper ambitions in Southeast Asia's mobility transition.
Ministry of Agriculture shifts from enforcement to service model, targeting digital reforms to ease compliance for growers and traders
Rising manufacturing costs elsewhere drive international procurement teams to Vietnam's commercial capital as trade patterns shift across the region
Domestic bullion fell 2.74% Thursday while global prices held steady near recent highs, caught between Middle East tensions and expectations of prolonged higher rates
Vietnam's richest man Pham Nhat Vuong shed $2.4 billion in a single trading session as the VN-Index dropped 3.6 percent, eroding wealth across the country's ultra-rich cohort.
Vietnam's commercial hub recorded just over $4 billion in overseas transfers during the first half of 2026, with tighter immigration rules and shifting capital flows dampening inflows from key markets.
Domestic savings fall short of double-digit growth ambitions, pushing Hanoi to court international lenders and overhaul project structures
Hanoi's push for 10 percent expansion collides with inflation risk and an ageing population, testing whether the country can leap to high-income status without repeating past credit booms.
Sun Life executive warns that lengthening lifespans are outpacing financial preparation, creating potential strain on households and economy
Premium Monthong variety now fetches $3 per kilogram at orchards as border clearance policy and seasonal supply shifts drive export surge
Vietnam's Central Highlands province greenlights renewable energy investment as the country accelerates its clean power transition
Small and medium enterprises comprising 98% of Vietnam's business landscape struggle with elevated borrowing costs that threaten investment plans
Vietnam closed 2025 with a record 21.2 million international arrivals, and everyone in the industry agrees on the binding constraint: not rooms, not routes, but people. Elegance Hospitality Group, the Hanoi-born boutique chain whose La Siesta hotels keep beating the world’s giants in guest-voted rankings, has spent two decades building an unusual answer. Its chairman, Do Van Dan, treats service culture the way an engineer treats a structure: designed, load-tested, and measured by how it behaves when no one is watching. BriefAsia spent a morning on the floor with him.
The company is moving beyond reimbursement-only models, adding preventive care and chronic disease tools as out-of-pocket health costs remain stubbornly high.
Aging demographics and industrial expansion force provinces to look abroad, reversing decades of labor export tradition
