Vietnam
VinFast’s Vietnam factory arm becomes fully domestically owned after Singapore parent exits
VinFast's main Vietnamese manufacturing company, VinFast Trading and Production JSC (VFTP), has become 100 percent domestically owned after its Nasdaq-listed, Singapore-based parent VinFast Auto Ltd divested its stake.
Vietnam seeks to restrict U16 players’ daily game time at 60 minutes, require parental control
Vietnam seeks to cap the daily playing time of under-16 gamers at 60 minutes and require parents to register their accounts, according to draft rules for online games compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Vietnam will not ban social media for under-16s, but requires parental oversight
Vietnam seeks to require parents to register and supervise social-media accounts for their under-16 children and ban under-13 kids from posting, commenting, or sharing on social media, under draft rules of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Vietnam seeks developers for home-grown fleet of 40 autonomous street sweepers
Vietnam is calling for development of a home-grown fleet of 40 self-driving robots to sweep its city streets, the first project put out for tender by the national science fund Nafosted under a program to build strategic technologies.
Vietnam’s FPT to absorb Poland software unit of Japan’s Nippon Seiki, extends car-software service to Europe
The Japanese unit of Vietnam’s technology giant FPT will take on the Polish software-design operations of Japan's Nippon Seiki, extending an automotive-software partnership between the two companies from Japan and Vietnam into Europe.
[Discover Vietnam Tech] Beyond the IPO: Rethinking exit strategies for Vietnam’s tech startups
In the interview, Alex Phan, an investor and Co-Founder of startup incubator XYZ Foundation, takes the diagnosis deeper: Vietnam's legal framework has begun running ahead of its market, collateral-bound banks leave intangible tech firms stranded, and founders are chasing the wrong prize. An IPO that was never the only exit and rarely the right first one.
Vietnam to add AI lessons across general education from next academic year
Vietnam will roll out artificial-intelligence (AI) lessons across its general education system, from grade 1 to grade 12, starting in the 2026-2027 school year, according to a decision issued by the Ministry of Education and Training.
Foxconn’s ShunSin to invest $65M in chip-packaging lines at Vietnam unit
ShunSin Technology Holdings, a subsidiary of Taiwan's electronic manufacturer Foxconn, will invest up to $65 million to set up bumping and redistribution-layer process production lines at its Vietnam subsidiary, funded through a capital injection of the same amount.
Apple, Hanoi University of Science & Technology to open first Vietnam education center for supplier staff
The United States-based Apple will open its Apple Education Hub, its first Vietnam education center, to train employees of its supplier companies, with courses starting this autumn through a partnership with Hanoi University of Science and Technology.
Chelsea Football Club extends technology partnership with Vietnam’s FPT into 2026/27 season
England's Chelsea Football Club and Vietnam’s technology giant FPT have extended their technology partnership for the 2026/27 season, continuing work on the Premier League club's digital systems and fan engagement.
