Việt Nam News

Statistics from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis showed that Việt Nam ranked third in the Asia-Pacific region for crypto asset inflows in 2025, with a total transaction value of around US$220-230 billion, up 55 per cent over 2024. About 17-18 million Vietnamese, nearly 20 per cent of the population, are holding or using crypto assets.

UOB recently raised its 2025 GDP growth forecast for Việt Nam to 7.7 per cent, close to the Government’s 8 per cent target. The revision reflects robust results in the first three quarters of 2025, particularly in manufacturing and exports, placing Việt Nam among the fastest-growing economies in ASEAN.

Minister Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng said 2025 was a pivotal year, marking the merger of the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Science and Technology to form the Ministry of Science and Technology, with expanded responsibilities and higher development demands.

ESG is not merely a corporate assessment framework but a development approach that links economic growth with environmental protection, social progress and improved governance. 

Also supporting the market's upbeat mood, foreign investors were net buyers on HoSE, net buying over VNĐ512.3 billion.

Việt Nam’s insurance industry is expected to see its total assets rise to about VNĐ1.1 quadrillion (US$43.3 billion) by the end of 2025, according to the Vietnam Insurance Association.

PM Phạm Minh Chính praised Lê Mạnh Hùng's more than 27 years of expertise, robust leadership, strategic foresight, creative mindset and hands-on experience in state administration and corporate governance.

The Việt Nam – Israel Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA), which officially took effect in November 2024, has given a significant boost to bilateral trade, with the turnover estimated at over US$3.7 billion in 2025, according to Vietnamese Trade Counsellor in Israel Lê Thái Hòa.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has encouraged enhanced efforts to ensure that 100 per cent of administrative procedures related to businesses are conducted online by the end of this year to further improve the business environment.

Since mid-October, the market has exhibited increasingly negative behaviour, with the index repeatedly losing ground and logging its strongest downward move since October 20.

Digital asset trading in Việt Nam, already widespread among retail users, is poised to be brought within a regulatory framework under a pilot regime set out by Government policy. 

A CIT rate of 15 per cent applies to enterprises with a total revenue in the preceding year of not more than VNĐ3 billion (US$114,000), while a CIT rate of 17 per cent applies to enterprises with a total revenue in the preceding year of over VNĐ3 billion but not more than VNĐ50 billion.

Sectors that have consolidated and built a base over the past week are likely to show better performance this week.

The Startup Festival 2025 marked the largest annual event summarising a year-long startup support programme.

The parties are finalising terms of reference that will define the scope, structure and methodology for talks, according to a statement posted on the Brazilian government's website.

Prime Minister says centres will mobilise capital for infrastructure without raising public debt whilst positioning Việt Nam in global financial network.

HCM City’s wood processing industry has set a target of reaching US$15 billion in export revenue by 2035, with 80 per cent of products meeting green and sustainable standards, according to the Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City (HAWA).

Food producer, Kido Group Corporation, has made the strategic decision to completely exit the chilled food and ice-cream business, with an expected gain of VNĐ2.5 trillion (US$95 million).