Viettel Global sets 2026 consolidated revenue target at VND 52.561 billion, up 7% from the prior year, and proposes a 33% cash dividend

Vietnam's Reform 2.0: Lessons from 40 years of Đổi mới and the shift to production-factor markets

Dr. Nguyễn Đình Cung, former director of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), said that institutional reform under “Reform 2.0” hinges on “the execution factor,” noting a shift in thinking at the highest levels of the country. Key lessons from 40 years of Reform Dr. Cung summarized the biggest…

Long Châu launches 'Health Wallet' to reward family health spending

Long Châu's 'Health Wallet' is the first health-spending rewards wallet for families in Vietnam, launched on the Long Châu app to help millions of Vietnamese families reduce medical costs. Each family member's daily health-related purchases—such as medicines, dietary supplements, vaccines, and medical devices—are recorded and accumulated into a shared account,…

Golden Gate restructures infrastructure to support a new growth phase

In Vietnam’s fast-growing food and beverage (F&B) sector, expansion is putting pressure on the full operations stack—from order processing and customer management to delivering a consistent experience across hundreds of outlets. Golden Gate, one of the country’s largest F&B networks, is addressing these challenges as it moves into a rapid…

SeABank to issue a 20.5% stock dividend and up to 40 million ESOP shares

SeABank plans to issue 583.8 million shares to pay a dividend, at a rate of over 20.5%. The funds to implement this come from undistributed after-tax profits accumulated as of 31/12/2025. The total par value of the issue is about 5,838 billion dong, equivalent to nearly 9,896 billion dong at…

First session of the 16th National Assembly opens; government outlines leadership appointments and key legislative agenda

The first session of the 16th National Assembly opened on the morning of April 6. As the first session of the new tenure held immediately after the elections, it is designed to consolidate the state apparatus for the 2026-2031 term. Session preparation and schedule Preparation for the session involved the…

Japan considers tightening income requirements for long-term residence applications

Japan is considering a proposal to tighten income requirements for long-term residence applications as part of broader measures Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is weighing to manage the rapidly rising number of foreigners in the country. Current long-term residence framework Japan currently has about 940,000 people with long-term residence status, representing…

US tightens export controls and broadens import restrictions on Chinese technology devices

Not only is the FCC examining ways to expand export controls to curb China's chip-making capacity, the United States is also tightening restrictions on the presence of Chinese electronic devices in the domestic market. Reuters assesses Washington's move as an effort to strengthen limits on Chinese electronic devices in the…

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…