Foreign leaders send congratulatory messages to Vietnamese top leaders following leadership changes

Vietnam launches its first national strategy for creative startups

The Government has issued Resolution No. 86/NQ-CP on the national strategy for creative entrepreneurship. According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, this marks Vietnam’s first ever national strategy dedicated to creative entrepreneurship. Over the past period, Vietnam’s creative entrepreneurship ecosystem has shown positive signs for the development of the…

Intel joins Elon Musk to launch the Terafab project, aiming to challenge TSMC's position

The tech sector received a major disruption as Intel formally announced its participation in Elon Musk's Terafab mega-project. The move marks a historic milestone for Intel Foundry Services and directly challenges TSMC’s global position. The collaboration between these tech giants had been anticipated. Terafab, details of which were recently disclosed…

Vung Ang II Coal-Fired Power Plant with Ultra Supercritical Technology Starts Commercial Operation at 00:00 on April 7, 2026

According to information from Vung Ang II Thermoelectric Power Plant Limited Liability Company (VAPCO), Unit No. 2 has completed the technical testing procedures and officially started commercial operation from early this morning. The start of Unit 2 means the entire Vung Ang II power plant in the Vung Ang Economic…

Vinaconex executives arrested as company outlines a cautious 2026 business plan

According to Vinaconex’s 2026 annual general meeting documents, the company targets total revenue and income of VND 15,423 billion, down 22% from 2025. Net profit after tax is expected at VND 1,037 billion, down 73% year-on-year from the previous year’s record. Targets for the parent company For the parent company,…

Long Châu and Bayer collaborate with health sector to reduce the burden of stroke

In response to National Public Health Day on April 7 and Vietnam’s policy shift from “curing diseases” to “prevention,” Long Châu pharmacies and vaccination centers have partnered with Bayer and the Department of Disease Prevention to implement nationwide stroke screening and prevention programs. Stroke is one of the leading causes…

Bông Sen Joint Stock Company posts cumulative losses above 3.4 trillion dong, raising questions about ability to repay 4.8 trillion dong of bonds due in October

Bông Sen Joint Stock Company has released its 2025 financial report, showing continued losses. For the year, the company recorded a net loss after tax of about 679 billion dong. While this represented a modest improvement from the previous year’s net loss of 752 billion dong, persistent losses increased the…

Police busts 'dirty media' operations in Hai Phong, forcing businesses to sign contracts to remove negative posts on Facebook groups

Hai Phong City Police’s Criminal Police Department, Special Task Force, has busted an extortion case, arresting the director and deputy director of VIETCOMMS MEDIA. How the extortion scheme worked Investigations indicate the suspects exploited the company’s media identity to extort assets from multiple local businesses. VIETCOMMS MEDIA operates a network…

At around 5:30 PM on May 5, about a day after facing significant criticism over its recruitment campaign, Oatside Vietnam issued an official reply on its Facebook page, which has about 14K followers. The company said it acknowledged discussions surrounding the recent CMO recruitment and admitted that the campaign deployment…