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HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam's Vingroup said it has invested in clean energy in Denmark, Sweden, and the Philippines, with plans to add Africa and North America to its global expansion. [1]

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Japanese manufacturers say competition is heating up as Chinese investors from carmakers to beverage companies stream into Vietnam, a trend echoed across ASEAN. [2]

David Hutt is research director at social marketing agency Publick Benefit, a columnist at The Diplomat and a research fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies. [3]

Global Church News - Bangladesh says goodbye to Fr Homrich, a missionary of the Garo people Aug 18, 2016 The 88-year-old priest decided to return to the United States for health reasons and after receiving death threats from Islamic extremists. [4]

HANOI -- Vietnam's state-owned telecom giant Viettel Group is expanding overseas, focusing on people in developing countries who have never used mobile phones. [5]

HANOI — Tourists, hawkers and motorcyclists rub shoulders every morning in the congested alleyways of Hanoi’s low-rise Old Quarter, which seems generations away from the office towers and electronics megastores springing up in other parts of the capi... [6]

HO CHI MINH CITY -- What can be done about Vietnam's environmental challenges? Roughly 500 startups representing 55 countries have some ideas. [7]

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Do shoppers want their soy sauce, insurance, phone plan, drugs, education and mail all from one business? RetailCan Alibaba-backed Masan be Vietnam's 'everything' company? Retail giant juggles boring but profitable businesses with... [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-05 · 40% match

Vietnam's Vingroup expands to green energy in Europe, Philippines

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam's Vingroup said it has invested in clean energy in Denmark, Sweden, and the Philippines, with plans to add Africa and North America to its global expansion.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-02 · 34% match

Japanese companies face stiffer Chinese competition in Vietnam: JETRO

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Japanese manufacturers say competition is heating up as Chinese investors from carmakers to beverage companies stream into Vietnam, a trend echoed across ASEAN.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-09 · 35% match

Don't make environmental action a sacrifice, make it simple

David Hutt is research director at social marketing agency Publick Benefit, a columnist at The Diplomat and a research fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies.

[4] MM heraldmalaysia.com · 50% match

Global Church News

Global Church News - Bangladesh says goodbye to Fr Homrich, a missionary of the Garo people Aug 18, 2016 The 88-year-old priest decided to return to the United States for health reasons and after receiving death threats from Islamic extremists.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-07-03 · 43% match

Vietnamese mobile carrier spreads into developing countries

HANOI -- Vietnam's state-owned telecom giant Viettel Group is expanding overseas, focusing on people in developing countries who have never used mobile phones.

[6] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-02-20 · 41% match

In Vietnam’s Capital, Old Town Braces for Makeover

HANOI — Tourists, hawkers and motorcyclists rub shoulders every morning in the congested alleyways of Hanoi’s low-rise Old Quarter, which seems generations away from the office towers and electronics megastores springing up in other parts of the capi

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-11-27 · 39% match

Foreign tech startups compete to help Vietnam go green

HO CHI MINH CITY -- What can be done about Vietnam's environmental challenges? Roughly 500 startups representing 55 countries have some ideas.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-24 · 39% match

Can Alibaba-backed Masan be Vietnam's 'everything' company?

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Do shoppers want their soy sauce, insurance, phone plan, drugs, education and mail all from one business? RetailCan Alibaba-backed Masan be Vietnam's 'everything' company? Retail giant juggles boring but profitable businesses with

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-08-13 · 38% match

On the ground in Vietnam's new COVID epicenter of Danang

DANANG, Vietnam -- Just weeks ago, things were looking up for residents of the Vietnamese coastal city of Danang.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-10-03 · 38% match

Vietnam has second thoughts on zero tolerance for drunk driving

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam's zero-tolerance policy for drunk drivers might become a bit more tolerant next year.

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