British Ambassador Iain Frew: “Viet Nam has evolved from an emerging economy into a country with an increasingly significant voice in regional and international affairs”
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Surging electronics exports helped push Vietnam’s eight-month trade volume to a record $770 billion, as the country benefits from AI-led technology investment and shifts in global manufacturing.
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Vingroup is among over 100 Vietnamese companies added to FTSE Russell’s Global Equity Indexes late Friday, marking a key step in the country’s long-awaited transition from frontier to secondary emerging market status https://t.co/L2dwgEIQ2b
Vietnam is attracting American retirees with a cost of living about one-quarter that of the U.S., along with great beaches and a vibrant culture with plenty to do and eat.
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As Washington escalates pressure on Hanoi, Vietnam faces a difficult trade position: high tariffs, limited leverage, and deeper exposure than any ASEAN peer. Read here: https://t.co/YVrzuSovMq
Vietnam is building a $4 billion dual-use port project in its southernmost tip, as anxieties grow over China's influence in Cambodia, and its increasingly dominant position in the South China Sea: https://t.co/6phBHmVA6y
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Top 20 Countries with Most Beautiful Women in Asia 💃
1. 🇰🇷 South Korea
2. 🇯🇵 Japan
3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam
4. 🇵🇭 Philippines
5. 🇮🇷 Iran
6. 🇲🇾 Malaysia
7. 🇮🇳 India
8. 🇨🇳 China
9. 🇸🇬 Singapore
10. 🇹🇭 Thailand
11. 🇮🇩 Indonesia
12. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
13. 🇲🇴 Macau
14. 🇧🇹 Bhutan
15. 🇹🇼 Taiwan
16. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
17. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
18. 🇵🇰 Pakistan
19. 🇲🇲 Myanmar
20. 🇱🇦 Laos
Source: Insider Monkey, 2024
Over the past decade, global firms have actively shifted manufacturing and supply chains to countries like Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand in order to reduce their overdependence on China.
But not all countries are benefitting equally. https://t.co/VHJP3AQN2H
Vietnam is no longer being viewed only as Asia’s “manufacturing base”. It is becoming one of Southeast Asia’s most closely watched tourism destinations, especially after foreign visitor numbers rebounded rapidly following COVID-19 and began moving closer to leading tourism markets such as Thailand.
Fortune reported that Vietnam received more than 21 million foreign visitors in 2025, up by about 20% from the previous year.
Crucially, Vietnam has already overtaken Thailand in the Chinese tourist market, with 5.3 million Chinese visitors compared with around 4.5 million to Thailand.
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