Lien Hoang

Reporter at @NikkeiAsia focused on business/econ stories in Vietnam, with some enviro/social/cultural features here and in the region

[Tung Ngo @tungngonyt]

A member of Vietnam’s presidential entourage on an official visit to Chile was arrested on allegations of sexual abuse. He has been banned by a Chilean court from returning to Chile for two years, and forced to leave the country within hours.

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Koreans now run 10,000 businesses in Vietnam, a figure that has doubled in about eight years. Economically, the impact is hard to overstate.
https://t.co/16nunvxYJR

[Lien Hoang @lienh]

Did you know Vietnam has 1 of the world's biggest K-Towns? You can do anything in Korean here: pay for stocks, puppies, virtual golf lessons, acupuncture. North & South Korea have unique ties to VN, now booming with FDI & the K-Wave https://t.co/Y3MEXFrqZS v @NikkeiAsia

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The World Bank forecasts that Vietnam will enjoy by far the strongest growth of any economy in developing East Asia next year. https://t.co/Ts9Oi8Afui

[Lien Hoang @lienh]

Ho Chi Minh in Paris bussed tables, edited photos for money, built up French communist party & was tailed by police. This week Vietnam's pres paid tribute while in France to upgrade ties with former colonizer 70yrs post Dien Bien Phu https://t.co/o6pQPPZyor via @NikkeiAsia

[Pete Brieger @petebrieger]

Great story by @lienh about Vietnam's zero tolerance policy for drunk driving becoming more...tolerant. https://t.co/cUwbVpVUqn via @NikkeiAsia

[Lien Hoang @lienh]

After CEOs from Nvidia's Huang to Intel's Gelsinger visited, Vietnam weighed how to nab chip investment; one result is this draft law w/ grants, tax breaks, visas, land, seizing the opening created by the China-US tech war:
https://t.co/yYKi3aNouR v @NikkeiAsia

[Lien Hoang @lienh]

My love letter to Mr Robot's BD Wong in the coolest role ever, the first Viet to win an Oscar, Steven Yeun crying, Asian bae & more:
Golden age for Hollywood's Asian leading men https://t.co/OSvRimpcTH v @NikkeiAsia

[Tung Ngo @tungngonyt]

Vietnam state media attacked US-backed university with accusations of “colour revolution.”

State media published a report that attacked Fulbright University Vietnam, with accusations saying there are early signs of “colour revolution.” Fulbright University is the first independent, not-for-profit, liberal arts college in Vietnam that is backed by the US and promotes self-governance and academic freedom.

With the headline of "Don't let the colour revolution change the colour of education," the report said enemy and reactionary forces have been creating a ‘colour revolution” in history studies as it reexamines Vietnam’s wars, referring to the history education at Fulbright University.

QPVN, an official news outlet under Vietnam’s Ministry of Defense, targeted a June graduation ceremony of Fulbright University, saying there was no Vietnam national flag at the ceremony's parade.

The news report came following a week-long smear campaign on social media targeting Fulbright University and some other educational exchange programs, such as YSEALI and other programs, accusing those programs of “colour revolution” schemes.

Sources say it’s a coordinated efforts with participation of the Force 47, Vietnam’s troll army consists of thousands of soldiers.

The development came after the US rejected on 2 August to recognise Vietnam as a market economy. It’s not clear if the two events are linked.

The university was licensed back in 2015 when Vietnam and the US marked 20th anniversary of renewed diplomatic ties. It's widely considered as a symbol of closer Vietnam-US ties.

According to the joint statement last September when US President Biden visited Hanoi and updated bilateral ties, Vietnamese late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Mr Biden applauded the work of Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) and its growing role as a regional hub for public policy training.

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Vietnam turns chip sector magnet with affordable, quality talent pool

Country aims to train at least 50,000 chip engineers and designers by 2030 amid an AI boom, as industry giants look to offset severe staff shortages in their home markets.
https://t.co/3SnyVmQLXG

[Lien Hoang @lienh]

BOS Semiconductors landed in Vietnam in 2022 to build a support team; seeing the local skills soon convinced it to upgrade the office to R&D. Now VN's become a global magnet for affordable chip design. @NikkeiAsia big story: https://t.co/L9J9lueZhO

[Lien Hoang @lienh]

@findingsen @CNN chuc mung em

[KIRAN MAMGAIN SHARMA किरन ममगाईं शर्मा @Kimsubh]

There are "striking similarities" in the way India and Vietnam view foreign relations, says Harsh Pant of @orfonline. "The template is very similar, which is preserving their strategic autonomy and building multi-alignments with major powers."
With @lienh: https://t.co/WBryoJMPgU

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Vietnam is wading into uncharted territory after losing its longest-ruling postwar leader, Nguyen Phu Trong, with political uncertainty in one of Southeast Asia's key economies a growing concern in Beijing, Washington and beyond.

https://t.co/fQV4XeX2y9

[Lien Hoang @lienh]

Born to a farming family when Vietnam was a French colony, Trong was the only Communist party boss to visit the White House. The avuncular Russian speaker's corruption crackdown tried to curb unfettered capitalism as VN became a trade powerhouse:
https://t.co/Nu9AVF4qpF

[Lien Hoang @lienh]

Breaking: Vietnam President To Lam takes over party leader Trong's duties; watch for updates https://t.co/6C9o7m4hR8 via @NikkeiAsia

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A new rule is set to unleash a surge in solar and wind energy in Vietnam, where companies from Apple to H&M are increasingly looking to switch their supply chains to renewable power.
https://t.co/4EpHCr5FcB

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U.S. Navy visits former base in Vietnam's strategic Cam Ranh Bay https://t.co/bMCmszjMcK

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Vietnam requires facial recognition for digital payments https://t.co/WbpYYLazOA

[Murray Hiebert @MurrayHiebert1]

Vietnam pledges more energy security as chip race heats up @lienh https://t.co/l8wfjyKqE4 via @NikkeiAsia