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WEEK IN REVIEW: China and Vietnam Signal Stronger Strategic Cooperation
China’s role in the South China Sea will be high on the agenda as ASEAN foreign ministers gather in Manila this week. Ministers are expected to focus on progress toward a long-delayed South China Sea Code of Conduct with China, amid ongoing maritime tensions and competing territorial claims.
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Vietnam’s China-Linked Growth Brings It Closer to Thailand’s GDP
Vietnam’s economy is expanding quickly enough to close on Thailand in nominal gross domestic product, driven by state-led investment and export growth. Thailand is facing slower growth. Vietnam could potentially overtake Thailand in nominal gross domestic product this year or next, ...
Firms in Vietnam Walk Tightrope as U.S. Cracks Down on China-Linked Trade
By Lam Nguyen with Sally Jensen in Bangkok As Donald Trump's eye-watering tariffs on Chinese products passing through Vietnam are set to kick in Friday, companies in the Southeast Asian country are cautiously waiting to see what falls into that category. ...
Caught in the Crossfire: Vietnam and the Chinese Transshipment Dilemma
By Le Hong Hiep On 2 July 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new U.S.–Vietnam trade deal, declaring that “Vietnam will pay the United States a 20% tariff on any and all goods sent into our territory, and ...
Vietnam Aims for $454 Billion in 2025 Exports, but China-U.S. Trade War Poses Risks
Vietnam aims for $454 billion in export revenue by 2025, setting an ambitious 12% year-on-year growth target despite growing economic pressures from China - U.S. trade war. Early trade data shows a promising 9.9% increase in exports in the first ...
Kenyan technician installs a Chinese-made solar panel in Nairobi that makes up some of the 80% of renewable energy generated in the East African country each year. LUIS TATO / AFP
A beauty salon in a small southern Kenyan town is dimly lit by a few lights. There’s no streetlighting here in Mtito Andei, so those lights are how customers make their way. The salon’s owner is Rehema Yusuf, a mother of three. A few years ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: China and Vietnam Signal Stronger Strategic Cooperation
China’s role in the South China Sea will be high on the agenda as ASEAN foreign ministers gather in Manila this week. Ministers are expected to focus on progress toward a long-delayed South China Sea Code of Conduct with China, amid ongoing maritime tensions and competing territorial claims.
Vietnam’s China-Linked Growth Brings It Closer to Thailand’s GDP
Vietnam’s economy is expanding quickly enough to close on Thailand in nominal gross domestic product, driven by state-led investment and export growth. Thailand is facing slower growth. Vietnam could potentially overtake Thailand in nominal gross domestic product this year or next, ...
Firms in Vietnam Walk Tightrope as U.S. Cracks Down on China-Linked Trade
By Lam Nguyen with Sally Jensen in Bangkok As Donald Trump's eye-watering tariffs on Chinese products passing through Vietnam are set to kick in Friday, companies in the Southeast Asian country are cautiously waiting to see what falls into that category. ...
Caught in the Crossfire: Vietnam and the Chinese Transshipment Dilemma
By Le Hong Hiep On 2 July 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new U.S.–Vietnam trade deal, declaring that “Vietnam will pay the United States a 20% tariff on any and all goods sent into our territory, and ...
Vietnam Aims for $454 Billion in 2025 Exports, but China-U.S. Trade War Poses Risks
Vietnam aims for $454 billion in export revenue by 2025, setting an ambitious 12% year-on-year growth target despite growing economic pressures from China - U.S. trade war. Early trade data shows a promising 9.9% increase in exports in the first ...
Vietnam Poised to be Asia-Pacific Fastest Growing Economy in 2026: World Bank
Vietnam is poised to become the fastest-growing economy in the Asia-Pacific region in 2026. The World Bank projects a GDP growth rate of 6.3%, followed by the Philippines at 6% and Indonesia at 5.1%. In its latest ‘Global Economic ...