Financial Times reopens Vietnam bureau

(VOVWORLD) - The London-based Financial Times (FT) was licensed to reopen its permanent office in Vietnam at a ceremony on Wednesday. 
Financial Times reopens Vietnam bureau - ảnh 1Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (R) presents the licence for permanent office opening to Anantha Lakshmi, FT resident correspondent and head of its bureau in Hanoi, March 12, 2025. (Photo: VNA)

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang commended the newspaper for its past contributions to connecting Vietnam with the UK and the wider world. She said she hopes that the FT would help spread the message of Vietnam’s era of national rise to readers in the UK and the world. 

Anantha Lakshmi, FT resident correspondent and head of its bureau in Hanoi, noted that the newspaper has closely followed Vietnam’s economic trajectory for many years. Its decision to reopen a permanent presence in the country reflects Vietnam’s growing importance in global affairs, she said.

Lakshmi highlighted that amid increasing macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, many nations are seeking to diversify their economic ties by investing in Vietnam. This makes it a particularly critical time to share the Southeast Asian country's story with the FT international readership. 

One of the world’s leading newspapers specialising in finance and trade, the FT previously operated in Vietnam from 1995 to 2000 and again from 2010 to 2022. With the reopening of its Vietnam bureau, the number of foreign news agencies with a permanent presence in the country has now risen to 30.

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