Vietnam Now Has The Largest US Trade Gap At $114 Billion, Ahead Of China
Vietnam has overtaken China as the largest goods trade surplus holder with the US, prompting urgent tariff negotiations to address concerns over transshipment and trade fraud.
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Honda and Nissan Forge Software Partnership to Boost Next-Gen Vehicle Development
Honda and Nissan have agreed to jointly develop software for next-generation vehicles, aiming to cut costs and enhance competitiveness against Chinese automakers. The collaboration focuses on standardising core electronic systems. -
Samsung to Build $1.5 Billion Semiconductor Test Plant in Vietnam, Eyeing Legacy Memory Shortage
Samsung Vietnam chip plant: the $1.5 billion semiconductor test facility in Thai Nguyen Province will validate scarce legacy DRAM and NAND memory from November 2027. The plant targets a memory chip shortage created as Samsung and SK Hynix shift wafer capacity toward high-bandwidth memory for AI data centers, leaving older chips scarce. -
Vietnam's Vingroup Unveils Two Humanoid Robots In One Week — A Guide Bot And A Factory Bot
VinDynamics' Dyno has already worked a public-facing shift as a resort guide; VinRobotics' VR-H3 targets the factory floor — together, a serious Vietnamese entry into a humanoid race usually framed as US versus China
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Vietnam Boat Tragedy: Chilling Details Reveal Why 15 Indians Died Just 400 Meters From Shore
FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Secret Ad Surcharge Costing Billions
SpaceX Signs Vietnam's VinSpace For 2027 Satellite Launch As Space Ambitions Grow Rapidly
Cuba Eyes China, Vietnam Models for Major Economic Overhaul Amid Crippling
Several Rescued Cats Pregnant: Vietnam Police Rescue Over 500 Cats from Major Cat Meat Ring, 80 Dead
Grieving Vietnamese Villagers Forced To Exhume Ancestral Graves From Historic Hung Yen Cemetery To Give Way For Trump's $1.5B Golf Complex
A Trump-branded resort in Vietnam displaces ancestral graves and farmland, causing distress among local farmers who face inadequate compensation and loss of heritage.
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Vietnam Travel Guide: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Da Nang & Hoi An
A practical, region-by-region guide for American travelers planning a trip through Vietnam's classic north-to-south route. This covers what to see, where to stay, how to get around, and the small logistics that make the difference between a smooth trip and a frustrating one.
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South Korea Launches Revolutionary AI for All Initiative Offering Free Nationwide Access
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Southeast Asia Startup Funding Hits Record Low as Pan-Asia Giants Absorb Billions
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SoftBank Paid OpenAI $5.5 Billion Just to Be Its Landlord
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Vietjet Books Western Sydney's First Direct Vietnam Slot; Curfew Bars Kingsford Smith
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ChatGPT Returns to Service After Suffering Outage That Affected ChatGPT Work, Paid Users
ChatGPT has resumed service following a new outage affecting ChatGPT Work and paid users. Here's what caused the service outage. -
Anthropic Accused of Pirating Beatles, Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson Songs for Claude, Faces $150K Per-Work Damages
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Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Is Live, but Steam Players Are Divided on Launch Quality
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Nepal Principal's 900 Rescued Students Are a Rare Bright Spot Amid Nearly 1,000 Flood Deaths
A Nepalese headteacher's quick decision to evacuate 900 students saved lives during a devastating flood that destroyed their school and claimed nearly 1,000 lives across the region. -
China Eximbank Pushes Yuan Debt on Vietnam Railway; Same Bank Behind 8-Year Cat Linh Delay
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'It Is Not Inhumane': Police Chief Defends Electric-Shock Gloves Used To Force People To Comply
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Vietnam's Crypto Trading Penalties Take Effect Today With No Licensed Exchange in Operation
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Vietnam Rice Exports Fall to $2.91 Billion in Eight Months as Prices Drop Faster Than Volumes
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Vietnam Admits Airports Have No Drone-Detection Gear After Tan Son Nhat Shutdown Hits Flights
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Narra Stalls Over Gulf of Tonkin, Flooding 58,000 Across Vietnam and China
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The Factories Left China for Vietnam and Indonesia. Then the Supreme Court Rewrote the Tariff Rules
The great manufacturing migration out of China was supposed to be settled. Over the past few years, companies moved electronics assembly to Vietnam and battery and nickel processing to Indonesia, hardening the "China plus one" strategy into something close to permanent supply chains. Then, this winter, the legal ground under the whole arrangement shifted. -
Vietnam Hosts 500 International Buyer Delegations This Week as Hanoi Pushes Trade Diversification
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Techcombank: BNP Paribas, KB Kookmin Race for Last $2 Billion Vietnam Seat
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Drone Grounds 22 Flights at Vietnam's Busiest Airport in First-Ever Intrusion
Tan Son Nhat drone intrusion shut Vietnam's busiest airport for two hours on August 11, 2026, grounding or diverting 22 flights — a first at the Ho Chi Minh City hub handling 42.4 million passengers a year. No drone-detection equipment was in place despite prior CAAV proposals. Travelers on affected flights should contact their carrier for rebooking options. -
Vietnam Sentences Pastor to 7.5 Years in Shocking Move to 'Intimidate Members Into Abandoning Their Faith'
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Vietnam's Gen Z Demands Justice Online After Politician Cleared Over Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy's Death
