Vietnam’s AI market is worth roughly US$1 billion in 2026 — Statista valued it at US$932 million in 2025 and forecasts US$6.91 billion by 2031, a 39% compound annual growth … Read more
Vietnam’s cloud gaming market is tiny but its 5G base is huge — 91% population coverage by end-2025. Why the leapfrog could happen, and why it hasn’t yet.
Vietnam now assembles ~75% of US-bound game consoles — including the PS5 — yet console gaming is under 5% of its own players. The make-vs-play paradox.
Vietnam is the world’s #1 mobile game exporter — 6.7 billion downloads in 2024 — yet earns just $0.06 per player. Inside the hyper-casual factory.
Asia is the world’s fastest-growing travel market, led by Trip.com’s $8.9B and a wave of IPOs from Klook to OYO. The state of Asian travel tech in 2026.
Japan’s industrial depth and Vietnam’s technical workforce are creating one of Asia’s most important digital production relationships. Japan and Vietnam crossed US$50 billion in bilateral trade for the first time … Read more
The next phase of UK–Vietnam ties could be shaped by fintech, education, AI services, healthtech and digital transformation. UK–Vietnam bilateral trade hit a record US$8.4 billion in 2024, up 18% … Read more
Korean brands, entertainment, ecommerce and manufacturing are helping shape Vietnam’s digital consumer market. South Korean firms account for roughly 30% of Vietnam’s total exports through their manufacturing operations, and the … Read more
Vietnam’s role in the global economy is moving from factory floor to engineering base, semiconductor partner and AI services market. The US is now Vietnam’s largest export market, taking more … Read more
A working tracker of who owns ecommerce GMV across fifteen Asian markets. Shopee, Coupang, Rakuten, Taobao, Flipkart — every leader is Asian-headquartered.
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