Saigon slams the brakes on Uber, Grab expansion plans

There are now too many cabs for the city to handle, thanks to the two ride-hailing firms.

Vietnam’s government debt jumps 80 pct in four years

Over 42 percent of the $93.4 billion debt was owed to foreign lenders in 2015.

Google to buy part of Taiwan smartphone maker HTC for $1.1 bn

HTC, once a star of the intensely competitive smartphone sector, has been struggling in the face of ...

September 21, 2017 | 06:25 pm GMT+7

Tech dreams live or die on startup battlefields

The prize was $50,000 and a spotlight that could mean publicity and investor cash.

September 21, 2017 | 02:06 pm GMT+7

Apple concedes new watch has connectivity glitch

The Watch Series 3 starts at $399.

September 21, 2017 | 08:14 am GMT+7

Vietnam to cap foreign ownership at 30 pct for real estate projects in new special economic zones

‘The limit is to guarantee security and prevent acquisitions by foreigners.’

September 20, 2017 | 04:27 pm GMT+7

How fast fashion is emerging at pace in Vietnam

Vietnam has become a magnet for foreign fashion brands practically overnight, but why so?

September 20, 2017 | 11:40 am GMT+7

With new operating system, Apple revamps its money-making App Store

The App Store brought in $21.5 billion in revenue in the past nine months.

September 19, 2017 | 02:23 pm GMT+7

PetroVietnam denies bleeding red ink on crude oil sales to China

The group dismisses data from Vietnam Customs as incorrect, and says that Chinese buyers are ...

September 19, 2017 | 10:56 am GMT+7

Indonesia overtakes Thailand to become Vietnam’s top car supplier in August

Tariff cuts under a regional trade deal are making cars from Southeast Asia more affordable in ...

September 18, 2017 | 02:40 pm GMT+7

Vietnam sucks up loss from crude oil sales to China

China is getting a 2 percent discount compared to the rest of the world on crude oil from Vietnam.

September 18, 2017 | 11:20 am GMT+7

Foreign brands stirring up a passion for fashion in Vietnam

Vietnam's fast fashion market is moving and shaking at a dizzying speed.

September 17, 2017 | 02:05 pm GMT+7

Rickshaws to jump start India's all-electric drive

India, one of the world's most polluted nations, has one of the most ambitious plans to kick its ...

September 17, 2017 | 11:52 am GMT+7

In Vietnam, Facebook is a marketplace for cheap fakes and endangered wildlife parts

Copycats, ivory and tiger paws are just some of the things you can buy on the country’s most ...

September 16, 2017 | 03:14 pm GMT+7

H&M cuts prices to shift leftover summer clothes

'The rapid shift from offline to online in the young value fashion market has been one factor ...

September 16, 2017 | 10:17 am GMT+7

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