ECONOMY

Singapore Bets on a More United ASEAN

SINGAPORE — Singapore will use its 2027 chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to pursue deeper economic integration …

Germany Rejects Chinese Takeover of Zippel

BERLIN, Germany — Germany has blocked the proposed sale of an 80 percent stake in Hamburg logistics company Zippel to …

Vietnam’s Railway Project: Ambition Meets Reality

HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam’s planned North–South high-speed railway would redraw the country’s economic geography: a 1,541-kilometer connection linking Hanoi and Ho …

Lufthansa Power Bank Fire Highlights Battery Risks

FRANKFURT, Germany – A passenger’s power bank caught fire aboard a Lufthansa aircraft on September 26, forcing the crew to …

Vietnam Rises in Global Innovation Rankings

HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam rose one place to 43rd among 139 economies in the Global Innovation Index released Tuesday, reinforcing …