As global demand rises, driven by consumer preferences for natural, low-sugar and nutrient-rich products, significant opportunities are opening up for both farmers and enterprises.

Following three consecutive days of downturn, investor caution intensified, leading to reduced capital deployment and a preference to observe from the sidelines.

Việt Nam will make origin tracing mandatory for high-risk goods as part of the effort to strengthen quality management and prepare for stricter global standards to expand exports, officials said at a conference in Hà Nội on Thursday.

The Ministry of Finance has established a management board for a tokenised asset market as the country aims to move digital assets out of the grey zone and make it a pillar of the digital economy.

Japanese businesses and HCM City authorities on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening economic cooperation at an annual high-level roundtable aimed at easing regulatory bottlenecks and supporting Japan’s long-standing investor community in Việt Nam’s southern economic hub.

A meeting between representatives of the People’s Committee of Cần Thơ and Malaysia’s Technofit Sdn. Bhd. on December 11 focused on the company’s proposal to develop a 10MW rice-husk biomass power plant in the city.

Local leaders said this pioneering model in northern Việt Nam would redefine investment, logistics and institutional reform for years to come.

As Việt Nam plans to increase its total industrial park area to 181,000 ha by 2030, experts and enterprises at the IP Forum 2025 in HCM City on December 11 stressed that strong economic diplomacy will be needed to attract high-quality projects.

The stock market is poised for further gains, with the VN-Index projected to reach 1,920 points in 2026 amid improving growth prospects, according to SSI Research.