Q1 2026 financial results update as of April 21: LPBank reports pre-tax profit above 2.826 trillion dong; steelmaker posts 37x year-ago profit

On April 20, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, chaired by the Deputy Speaker, held a session to discuss draft laws amending and supplementing provisions of the Personal Income Tax Law, the Value-Added Tax Law, the Corporate Income Tax Law, and the Excise Tax Law. Proposed excise tax policy…

Around 2010, the sophisticated Flame malware reportedly hijacked Microsoft’s Windows update distribution system, targeting Iran’s government internal network. The incident is widely cited as an example of how weaknesses in widely used security mechanisms can be exploited at scale, with potentially catastrophic consequences if similar attacks were deployed more broadly.…

Apple CEO Tim Cook will resign on September 1, ending nearly 15 years in the role. He will be succeeded by John Ternus, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering. Leadership transition and new role for Cook Cook will not leave Apple entirely. He will move to the role of…

Despite being one of Apple’s most important leaders for more than two decades, John Ternus has remained largely unknown to the public. Tim Cook will officially step down as CEO on September 1, closing one of the company’s most rapid growth phases in its history. Ternus will assume the role…

This is not just the story of a single wind plant. Behind the milestone is the investor’s organizational capability and its ability to control the full project chain—an increasingly differentiating factor in the energy sector. The approach reflects a guiding principle in project execution: thorough preparation from the outset to…

Vietnam Beverage Co., Ltd., the company that holds 53.59% of Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco), agreed to pay a civil penalty of $860,000 to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for violations by its subsidiaries. The subsidiaries exported beer and spirits to the Democratic People’s…

Vingroup Group has a high share of female leadership across its Board of Directors and management team. Among the nine Board members, three are women: Ms. Pham Thu Huong, Ms. Pham Thuy Hang, and Ms. Nguyen Dieu Linh. All three Vice Chair positions are held by these female leaders. Board…