Vietnam

VinFast, the Vietnam-based global electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has on Thursday announced that it has received an indicative Corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Assessment from Morningstar Sustainalytics, a globally recognized ESG research, ratings and data firm.

VinFast intends to list its ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “VFS”.

Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate, has on Monday announced a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud to modernize and connect its critical systems and data at a group-wide level. This reaffirms Vingroup’s commitment toward adopting best-in-class technologies to boost its production capabilities, improve product and service quality, enhance…

Vietnamese automotive firm VinFast has officially opened its first two VinFast Stores in Cologne, Germany and Paris, France. The event marked a starting point for VinFast in its European retail store network, affirming VinFast’s strong commitment to driving the revolution of sustainable mobility.

Society Pass Incorporated (SoPa), the Vietnam's based data-driven loyalty, fintech and e-commerce ecosystem, has on Monday announced the integration of Stripe’s financial infrastructure solutions onto the SoPa platform to power transaction settlement services for merchants and customers on SoPa’s ecosystem.

As the second season of VinFuture Prize's Award Ceremony draws closer, Prof. Sir Richard Henry Friend -- Chair of the VinFuture Prize Council -- revealed for the first time the most outstanding works that will be honored and shared about the international influence of the Vietnamese-initiated global science and technology award.

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast said Friday, it has exported its first batch of smart electric vehicles including 999 VF 8s to international markets. This batch was transported by the Silver Queen – a Panamanian charter ship – and is expected to arrive in a California port (USA) about 20 days after deporting from MPC Port in Haiphong, Vietnam.……

Fonos, a Vietnamese audio content startup, said Thursday it has raised $1.8 million in Pre-Series A funding led by US media and technology VC North Base Media. The round also saw participation from returning and new investors, including AngelCentral, Vietcetera’s Vietnam Innovators Fund, and Orvel Ventures.

Vietnam-based electric motorbike startup Dat Bike, has on Thursday announced an $8 million fundraise led by Singapore-based Jungle Ventures. GSR Ventures and Delivery Hero Ventures also participated in the round, along with Wavemaker Partners and Innoven Capital. This brings the total funds raised by the company to $16.5 million.

Without running the risk of discriminating against other nationalities, I would argue that they are one of the best in the Southeast Asia region if not the best (generally speaking from my own experiences).