Business Oct 25, 2020

Apple’s shifting supply chain creates boomtowns in rural Vietnam

The boom in Bac Giang highlights how the shift in the world’s supply chains is touching regions previously left behind.

Business / Economy Aug 26, 2020

COVID-19 brings three-decade economic boom to a sudden halt in Vietnam

For the past three decades, Vietnam has known only good — or great — economic news. The nation’s consistent growth as an exporter pushed many into the middle class.

National May 26, 2017

Japan using education to add influence, tap into booming Southeast Asia markets

In a battle with China for influence and opportunity in Southeast Asia, Japan is making inroads on a new front: education. Japan is aggressively recruiting students from the region in hopes they will enhance economic ties with their home countries in the future. That's because ...