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Broader access to purchasing power
A recent Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy forum heard how Vietnam’s cross-border QR payment system is entering a new era of expansion.
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Competing for tourism assets
International hotel groups are increasingly arriving in or expanding in Vietnam as the country continues with efforts to make tourism a spearhead economic sector.
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AI being ever more embedded
Vietnam has proven to be among the world’s leading adopters of AI and has benefitted economically, but must still pay due regard to its adverse elements.
Harnessing the public
Vietnam’s goal of posting annual double-digit economic growth would be greatly helped by translating the country’s great national unity into a development resource
Matters of trust in fighting digital scams
As digital scams become ever-more common, recent reports have found that Vietnam has both a strong need for intervention and a relatively-broad public mandate to act.
Vietnam positioned to benefit from tech adoption
Dr. Werner Vogels, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Amazon, tells that Vietnam boasts a number of strengths that hold it in good stead in the development of AI, cloud, and other new technologies...
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[Interactive]: Economic overview - September 2026
An overview of Vietnam's economy in September and the first nine months of 2026
Primary foundation for high-quality FDI attraction
Industrial ecosystems need to be developed and nurtured for Vietnam to benefit from an anticipated change in FDI attraction toward high-tech projects.
Relationship building
During his visit to Vietnam, Mr. Roger Cook, Premier and Minister for Defence Industries, Tourism, Trade and Investment of the state of Western Australia, told Ngoc Lan about opportunities for cooperation between Vietnam and Western Australia in the fields of energy, agriculture, and education.