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Vietnam’s Coffee Culture: A Global Sensation and a Traveler’s Must-Sip Adventure When travelers imagine Vietnam, they envision misty mountains, bustling motorbike-filled streets, and steaming bowls of pho. Yet, there’s another intoxicating aroma weaving through the country’s soul: the rich, bold scent of coffee. Vietnam isn’t just a coffee lover’s paradise—it’s a global coffee powerhouse. With […]

Vietnam’s bustling cities and scenic countryside make scooters the go-to mode of transportation for locals and travelers alike. However, renting and riding a scooter as a foreigner comes with legal nuances and risks. This guide breaks down everything you need to know about scooter rentals, license requirements, and upcoming 2025 fines for violations. Scooter Rentals […]

Toward the end of January, the new US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, had a call with Vietnam’s Foreign Minister, Bui Thanh Son, during which he ‘…encouraged Vietnam to address trade imbalances.’ This suggestion comes in the context of a new US administration that is pushing the narrative that trade deficits are a sign the […]

Fifty years ago this month, the citizens of Ho Chi Minh City were watching the skies as US military helicopters evacuated the last of their personnel. Conversely, this month, in 2025, the citizens of Ho Chi Minh City looking skyward are unlikely to see US helicopters and instead more likely to see the VN Pay […]

Just days after the Government of Vietnam announced it had approved a plan to create regional and international financial centres in Vietnam’s Danang and Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation announced it had withdrawn from the Global Association of Central Counterparties. This was significant in that a lack of a […]

Vietnam’s path from a command to market-oriented economy has largely been along the same path as that of China. Where China’s ‘opening-up and reform’ kicked-off in the 1970s Vietnam’s ‘renovation’ reforms kicked-off in 1986. Where China joined the World Trade Organisation in 2001 Vietnam followed suit, signing on in 2007. And when China’s housing market […]