Starbucks Corp., the world’s biggest coffee-shop operator, will open its first store in Vietnam next month as it expands into its 12th Asian nation.

HA NOI — Local decent-ralisation plans have largely failed to conform to national strategies, according to a report released yesterday by the Viet Nam Institute of Economics (VIE) and Central Institute for Economic...

HA NOI (VNS)— Vietnamese smartphones are facing difficulties competing with an influx of budget smartphones from leading phone makers such as Samsung, Nokia and LG.

HA NOI (VNS)— The Deputy Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, has praised the country's efforts to deal with its traffic problems at a tele-conference between local and national authorities, praising provincial leaders...

Two-way trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) increased enormously in the past two decades, from 7.9 billion USD in 1991 to 229.7 billion USD in 2010.

Vietnam and Sierra Leone inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in agriculture in Hanoi on July 27.

The number of automobiles imported into Vietnam has dropped precipitously since the implementation of stricter regulations and higher taxes on auto imports, according to the General Department of Customs.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have agreed to jointly sponsor infrastructure development projects in Vietnam and other Southeast Asian Countries...

Vietnam State budget revenue rose by 21 percent year on year to over 51.5 trillion VND (roughly 2.53 billion USD) in July, reported the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnam persists in supporting efforts against proliferation of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction towards full disarmament, said Ambassador Le Hoai Trung.

The Vietnamese Government’s Office will provide its Lao counterpart with IT equipment and software for storing electronic files and conducting training courses, a Vietnamese Government official said.

Petrolimex, Vietnam's top fuel importer and distributor, raised VND412.3 billion ($20.03 million) in its initial public offering on Thursday at an average price of VND15,032 a share, a shade over the starting price for...