Here's What Everyone's Missing About the Next Infrastructure Gold Rush Let me paint you a picture that should get any infrastructure investor's attention: Vietnam's ports are running at over 90% capacity on average with some regions at 150%, container volumes are exploding
How the Race to the Bottom in Ocean Freight Created a Crisis Nobody Wanted—And Why Vietnam Is Winning Container shipping companies saved themselves into a corner. In their desperate bid to survive crushing overcapacity and plummeting freight rates, carriers slashed costs everywhere they could: slower ships, skeleton crews, outsourced
A Reality Check on the Future of Maritime Automation Every product you touch has likely passed through a port. Yet while warehouses run on robots and mines operate with autonomous vehicles, the world's ports, handling 90% of global trade, are stumbling on their path to automation. With $10
A Regional Perspective on the Biggest Trade Transformation in Decades The global trade system is experiencing its most significant reorganization since World War II. By 2035, over $14 trillion worth of trade—nearly one-third of all global commerce—could shift from one corridor to another. For business leaders, understanding which
A Maritime Infrastructure Emergency Vietnam's southern ports are experiencing an unprecedented congestion crisis that threatens to undermine the nation's export-driven economic growth. With Ho Chi Minh City's port system operating at a crushing 115-120% of designed capacity, the ripple effects are being felt across
Vietnam's securities market is as modern as most western markets. The framework governs public offerings, trading, and market operations. This article will cover the structures and regulations that shape Vietnam's markets. Key Regulatory Bodies State Securities Commission (SSC) State Securities Commission, operating under the oversight of
Vietnam is Southeast Asia's most attractive investment destinations, with foreign investors contributing $38.2 billion to the economy in 2024. The country's location, stable political environment, and young workforce of over 70% working-age population continue to draw international businesses. However, establishing a foreign-owned company requires some
East Report was born from a simple observation: Qatar and Vietnam offer massive opportunities that most investors and decision makers overlook. Through both my unsuccessful smart city venture in Vietnam and my engineering consultancy work in Qatar, I kept reaching the same conclusion - these markets remain largely untapped because