Dong Nai city has become a leading destination for investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK), with nearly 8.4 billion USD in registered capital from the Asian country, reflecting strong business ties and the local authorities' commitment to supporting enterprises.
Vietnam’s economy recorded several important milestones in the first 10 months of 2026, with total trade surpassing 1 trillion USD for the first time, while industrial production and foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to grow.
Year-end festival demand and positive signals from key markets are giving Vietnam’s seafood exporters a chance to accelerate in the final months of 2026.
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Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on June 22 attended a ground-breaking ceremony for three large-scale rental housing projects and five metro line projects in Hanoi, marking a major step forward in the capital city’s infrastructure and social welfare development agenda.
As digital transformation reshapes the global media landscape, Vietnamese news organisations are increasingly confronting a question that extends beyond journalism itself: how to build sustainable economic models while preserving their public mission.
Vietnamese tech company Gremsy JSC is showcasing its products at Eurosatory 2026, one of the world's largest defence and security exhibitions, taking place in Paris from June 15–19.
Vietnam’s agricultural product traceability system has been rolled out in 26 of the country’s 34 provinces and cities, covering 18,500 products across 112 categories as of June 12, 2026.
A Vietnam-Russia trade and investment networking programme took place on June 17 with the participation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, senior leaders from both countries and more than 100 businesses from Vietnam and Russia.
Vietnam plans to put seven new airports into operation by 2030 as part of a broader effort to expand the country's aviation network and meet rising travel demand.
New tax incentives taking effect in 2025 and 2026 are expected to provide significant support for science and technology enterprises, helping create new growth drivers in line with the Politburo's Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.
The European Union’s planned implementation of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) from 2028 is pushing Vietnam’s textile and garment industry to begin building the data infrastructure needed to meet the new requirements.
As public budget resources and development assistance become increasingly insufficient to meet growing urban transport infrastructure needs, creating breakthroughs in policies and mechanisms to attract private investment into urban railway projects through public-private partnership (PPP) has become an urgent priority for Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam’s merchandise trade turnover has surpassed 445 billion USD since the beginning of this year, reflecting not only the resilience of the country’s trade activities but also deeper structural shifts driven by rising imports of production materials, growing high-tech investment, and a transition towards industries with higher added value.
The Ho Chi Minh City Waterway Tourism Society (HWTS) has been launched as part of efforts to promote industry linkages, effectively exploit the city’s waterways tourism resources, and boost tourism.
Despite signs of moderating growth, Vietnam’s economy continues to demonstrate considerable resilience in the face of rising cost pressures and an increasingly uncertain external environment, according to the Q3 2026 economic outlook report released on June 12 by Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB).
Vietnam is one of the world’s leading coffee exporters and the largest producer of Robusta coffee, yet it captures only a limited share of industry value as most coffee is exported raw while the highest profits lie in processing, trading and branding.
Total revenue of 23 largest Vietnamese enterprises reached approximately 3.8 quadrillion VND (144.5 billion USD) last year, according to financial statements from the companies.
Vietnam’s rise into the world’s top 50 startup ecosystems for the first time marks a major milestone in its innovation journey, but persistent challenges in startup quality, technology commercialisation, capital access and international competitiveness continue to constrain its global ambitions.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Can Tho city Truong Canh Tuyen on June 9 encouraged Singaporean enterprises to explore investment opportunities in innovation, science and technology, digital transformation, green economy, logistics, seaports, agricultural products, smart urban development, and human resources training.
The Vietnam–Canada Business Forum 2026, held in Toronto on June 8, brought together policymakers, trade promotion agencies and business leaders from both countries to explore new opportunities for cooperation in trade, investment and supply chains.
Vietnam possesses significant advantages and strong potential to emerge as a global centre for artificial intelligence (AI), according to billionaire Eric Schmidt, former Chairman and CEO of Google and former Chairman of the US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI).
To help achieve the goal of maintaining average GDP growth of over 10% annually and increasing the value of cashless transactions to approximately 30 times GDP by 2030, the Government has identified cashless payments not only as a convenient tool but also as a key driver of digital finance development.
Vietnam’s industrial production maintained strong momentum in the first five months of 2026, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising 9.1% year-on-year, the highest growth rate for the period in the past four years, according to the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office (NSO).
Dong Nai city has become a leading destination for investors from the Republic of Korea (RoK), with nearly 8.4 billion USD in registered capital from the Asian country, reflecting strong business ties and the local authorities' commitment to supporting enterprises.
