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From niche to mainstream
Global hoteliers have accelerated their push into Vietnam’s branded residence segment on the back of the country’s continued economic growth.
Business
Cai Mep deep-water ports launch shared berth to boost capacity
Under the model, the ports (in Họ Chị Minh City) link their infrastructure to create an integrated operating area rather than managing separate berthing zones.
Property
Healthy and sustainable development for real estate market to be promoted
Vietnam completed 170 housing projects with 46,962 units and commenced construction on 128 others with a total of 183,293 units from the beginning of 2026.
Arrangements afoot
Vietnam issuing USD-denominated government bonds would be entirely feasible given that certain preparatory stages for an international bond issuance are already underway.
FPT breaks ground on $52 mln digital tech building in Western Hanoi
The technology conglomerate expects facilities like Digital Technology Building No. 1 to gradually transform the Tay Tuu–Phu Dien area into a technology valley that attracts top talent, fosters education and research, advances domestic and international partnerships, convenes technology firms, and incubates novel tech products.
Cisco Study: 50% of Vietnamese firms confident in detecting and countering AI intrusions
In terms of cross-functional alignment, only 41% of organizations globally report close integration—sharing tools and unified data—between IT and cybersecurity teams. In Vietnam, that figure is substantially higher, reaching 80%.
Da Nang wins Top digital award for data-driven governance platform
The award recognized the central city for its digital data-driven leadership and governance platform, developed from its Intelligent Operations Center (IOC), which was first launched in 2023.
PM proposes to boost cooperation in ports, logistics and green energy between Vietnam and Germany
At a meeting in Hanoi on October 14 with the First Mayor and President of the Senate of Hamburg (Germany), PM Le Minh Hung suggests making the maritime economy and seaport development priority areas in Vietnam-Germany cooperation.
UOB raises Vietnam’s 2026 GDP growth forecast to 9.2%
The positive forecast was based on the economy's recent postive performance.