The U.S. business community will help HCMC tackle pressing urban issues, especially transport infrastructure and waste treatment, to bolster the city’s economic growth, according to Amanda Rasmussen, chairwoman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.

The State Bank of Vietnam, which is the country’s central bank, has issued a new fiat to restrict an e-wallet user’s monthly transactions to no more than VND100 million (US$4,324).

Amid rapid global changes, Vietnam is urged to take actions to increase the quality of investment flows. LNT & Partners, ALB Thomson Reuters Vietnam Law Firm of the Year 2019, analyses the important factors for the country to attract sustainable investment.

The U.S. government agreed this week to give another coast guard vessel to Vietnam so the Southeast Asian country can increase its defense against China. But behind that move, Vietnam and the United States are struggling over a growing trade deficit that has alarmed U.S. officials.

As Washington sat entranced this week watching the impeachment hearings of President Trump, his defense secretary, Mark T. Esper, crisscrossed Southeast Asia, conducting a seemingly endless string of diplomatic engagements barely noticed back at home. But there was one common thread throughout it all: rising concern about how to handle an increasingly aggressive and powerful