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Francesco Guarascio

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Asia|News

Vietnam's president takes top job as Communist Party chief

Vietnamese President To Lam was named on Saturday to the nation's top position, general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam,

Vietnam's president takes top job as Communist Party chief
Asia|News

Uncrewed Chinese military aircraft tracked close to Vietnam coast, monitor group says

An uncrewed Chinese military aircraft flew with its tracker switched on close to Vietnam's coast last week, a South China Sea research body told Reuters, the

Asia|News|World

China, Vietnam eye boost to rail links as top leaders meet

Rail links will be high on the agenda when Vietnam's newly appointed leader To Lam travels to China to meet President Xi Jinping next week,

Asia|Business|Finance|Technology|World

Google considering large data centre in Vietnam, source says, in nation's first by US big tech

Alphabet's Google is considering building a large data centre in Vietnam, a person briefed on the plans said, in what would be the first such

Google considering large data centre in Vietnam, source says, in nation's first by US big tech
Asia|News|World

Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc on infrastructure, factories in Vietnam

Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, was downgraded to a tropical depression on Sunday, after wreaking havoc in

Typhoon Yagi wreaks havoc on infrastructure, factories in Vietnam
Asia|Environment|News|World

Hanoi flooded by swollen river as Typhoon Yagi leaves 179 dead

Vietnam's capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters rose to a 20-year high, flooding streets

Hanoi flooded by swollen river as Typhoon Yagi leaves 179 dead
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Factories in Vietnam's export hubs face weeks of disruption after typhoon

Typhoon Yagi caused severe damage to many factories and flooded warehouses in northern Vietnam's export-oriented industrial hubs,

Factories in Vietnam's export hubs face weeks of disruption after typhoon
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|US

US imposes sanctions on Cambodian tycoon over scam centers

The United States announced sanctions on Thursday on Cambodian businessman and ruling party senator Ly Yong Phat as

Asia|Business|Technology|US

Inside the US push to steer Vietnam's subsea cable plans away from China

The United States is urging Vietnam to avoid Chinese cable-laying firm HMN Technologies and other Chinese companies in its plans

Inside the US push to steer Vietnam's subsea cable plans away from China
Asia|Business|Technology|US

Vietnam's top leader Lam to meet Google, Meta in US next week, sources say

Vietnam's president and ruling Communist Party chief To Lam is set to meet representatives from several U.S. corporations, including Google

Vietnam's top leader Lam to meet Google, Meta in US next week, sources say
Asia|Business|Finance|Technology

Vietnam says Musk's SpaceX plans $1.5 billion investment in country

Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to invest $1.5 billion in Vietnam in the near future,

Vietnam says Musk's SpaceX plans $1.5 billion investment in country
Asia|World

PM Chinh says Vietnam to work with BRICS as he meets with China, Russia leaders

Vietnam is ready to work with BRICS, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said as he attended the group's summit for the first time this week and

PM Chinh says Vietnam to work with BRICS as he meets with China, Russia leaders
Asia|Business|Technology|US

US tech firms warn Vietnam's planned law to hamper data centres, social media

By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI - U.S. tech companies have warned Vietnam's government that a draft law to tighten rules on data protection and limit data transfers abroad would hamper

US tech firms warn Vietnam's planned law to hamper data centres, social media
Asia|Business|Technology

After SpaceX's requests, Taiwanese suppliers move manufacturing abroad, sources say

Elon Musk's SpaceX asked Taiwanese suppliers to transfer

After SpaceX's requests, Taiwanese suppliers move manufacturing abroad, sources say
Asia|Business|Economy|US

Uncertainty prevails as top exporter Vietnam braces for volatility with Trump

Vietnam faces trade volatility with a new Trump presidency, officials and supply chain experts told Reuters, as the country could benefit from

Uncertainty prevails as top exporter Vietnam braces for volatility with Trump
Business|Technology

Vietnam expands chip packaging footprint as investors reduce China links

Foreign companies are expanding capacity in Vietnam for testing and packaging chips while domestic firms are eyeing investments, as a shifting of industrial

Vietnam expands chip packaging footprint as investors reduce China links
Asia|World

Chinese defence firms to attend Vietnam arms fair as ties deepen

Chinese defence firms will participate in an arms fair in Vietnam next month, a Vietnamese defence official said on Friday, a possible sign of

Chinese defence firms to attend Vietnam arms fair as ties deepen
Asia|Business|World

Iran, Israel among rivals to showcase their arms at Vietnam defence expo

Companies from Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States will showcase military equipment at an arms expo in Hanoi in December, Vietnam's

Iran, Israel among rivals to showcase their arms at Vietnam defence expo
Asia|World

Cambodia's flagship canal in hot water as China funding dries up

At a ceremony in August, Cambodia's leader Hun Manet knelt to receive blessings from saffron-robed monks as fireworks and balloons heralded the breaking of

Cambodia's flagship canal in hot water as China funding dries up
Asia|Environment

Top importer Vietnam struggles to recycle plastic waste

Countless discarded bags float on the canal running through Minh Khai village, whose narrow streets are clogged with tall heaps of

Top importer Vietnam struggles to recycle plastic waste
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|US

Vietnam's soaring US trade surplus stokes new fears of Trump tariffs

Vietnam is vulnerable to becoming the new Trump administration's next target for tariffs as data shows its trade surplus with the United States ballooning,

Vietnam's soaring US trade surplus stokes new fears of Trump tariffs
Asia|Business|Technology

Singapore, Vietnam firms in talks for new undersea cables, sources say

Singaporean asset manager Keppel and Vietnamese conglomerate Sovico Group are discussing plans for new undersea fiber-optic cables that would

Singapore, Vietnam firms in talks for new undersea cables, sources say
Asia|Business|Economy|Political

Vietnam's sweeping administrative cuts stir investors' anticipation, worries

Communist-run Vietnam is planning its boldest bureaucratic reform in decades, slashing ministries, agencies and broadcasters in a bid to

Vietnam's sweeping administrative cuts stir investors' anticipation, worries
Asia|Business|Technology|World

Vietnam seeks to boost domestic defence industry as it hosts arms fair

Vietnam will showcase locally made weapons at an international arms fair in Hanoi on Thursday, as it seeks to boost its domestic industry and

Vietnam seeks to boost domestic defence industry as it hosts arms fair
Asia|Business|Economy|US

US trade deficit with Vietnam soars beyond $110 billion, as weak dong boosts exports

The U.S. trade deficit with Vietnam exceeded $110 billion in the first 11 months of 2024, latest U.S. figures show, as exports from the Southeast Asian

US trade deficit with Vietnam soars beyond $110 billion, as weak dong boosts exports

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