The Southeast Asian nation is looking to move beyond manufacturing and assembly amid trade tensions between the US and China

The manufacturing hub by the South China Sea is increasingly a key assembling link in supply chains that rely on Chinese parts and US consumers

Geopolitical tensions are thought to be behind the move which will see Vietnamese contractors involved in development, not just assembly

China and the US have been competing for influence in Vietnam, which agreed a large-scale strategic partnership with Washington in September

Chinese indexes saw double digit falls in the number of IPOs, compared to last year, amid geopolitical tensions with the West and increasing scrutiny from Beijing regulators

Hedge funds rotated their positions to developed Asia markets, including Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan

Hong Kong court gives embattled developer a further 8 weeks to finalise a revamped debt restructuring proposal; judge says plan needs support from all classes of creditors

Rich Chinese families and private companies have taken or sent an estimated $50 billion a month out of China this year, a recent report says

Jakarta and the Asian Development Bank have agreed to a deal that will see a 660-MW coal plant in West Java shut seven years earlier than scheduled

Officials from China and Vietnam are discussing a possible upgrade of their rail links, including an historic line through part of northern Vietnam with large rare earth deposits

Big cities are the places making a real impact on cutting emissions, the head of a global cities network says in the lead-up to the climate summit in UAE, which mayors will join for the first time

The Taiwanese giant has already been expanding its India footprint by investing in manufacturing facilities in the south of the country