Vietnam's top female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh has defeated world number five Pusarla Venkata Sindhu in the first round of the 2025 Indonesia Masters.

Asian countries' focus on experiences over material acquisitions reflects a broader shift in travel trends, positioning these countries as major players in the global travel landscape.

Southeast Asia’s economic growth is expected to go into overdrive in 2025, with Asean markets leading the way. According to an Asia House report, Vietnam and Philippines will remain key growth drivers.

HANOI: Vietnam will achieve a growth rate of 6.5 per cent in 2025, maintaining its position among the fastest-growing economies in the Asean+3 region, Vietnam News cited the forecast made by Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro) on Thursday (Jan 23).

While Singapore and Malaysia continue to be top destinations in South-east Asia for Indonesian travellers, Vietnam’s growing popularity in the market has attracted the attention of outbound agencies.

Singaporean and Vietnamese youths are also the most optimistic and satisfied about their countries’ political systems, law enforcement and economic future than their peers in four other Southeast Asian countries,

Vietnam’s top female badminton player Nguyen Thuy Linh showcased her experience and resilience by defeating Malaysia’s rising star Karupathevan Letshanaa to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Indonesia Masters on Thursday.

Indonesia is "requesting bilateral economic cooperation to help lower tariffs," the country's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said this week.

V-GREEN and eTreego sign MoU to develop 100,000 VinFast charging portals in Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam

Ford sold 42,175 vehicles in Vietnam last year, making the country its top market in Southeast Asia.

Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country.”

Taiwanese green energy company eTreego is planning to expand electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure in Vietnam.