Once hailed as a national business icon, Trịnh Văn Quyết built a billion-dollar empire through real estate and aviation. But behind the scenes, he was orchestrating one of Vietnam’s largest...
A planner reflects on a half a century of urban change from post-war reconstruction to headlong development Since even before the turn of the 21st Century, Southeast Asia has shaken...
In Vietnam, many business owners speak up to reassure employees and shareholders. Panic erupted in Vietnam when Trump announced plans to impose 46% tariffs on the country’s exports. Shares of...
A provincial Vietnamese newspaper follows the rise of an ancient folk tradition once banned by the Communist Party. ‘August is the Feast for our Father, March is the Feast for...
The fustigations of a French architect in Vietnam. It’s not so fanciful to view architecture as a kind of language, a system which forms the structures in which people live...
A love letter to the V-Pop fandom culture in Vietnam Absence makes the heart grow fonder —or so, it seems! When Vietnam’s Yeah1 media group announced the discontinuation of two of...
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