Việt Nam News

HCM City collected an estimated VNĐ401.9 trillion (US$15.5 billion) in State budget revenue in the first five months of 2026, reaching 49.8 per cent of its annual target and up 24.3 per cent year on year.

The market's corrective phase could continue in the short term as the benchmark index remains below its 200-day moving average (MA200), a widely followed technical indicator used to assess long-term market trends, said expert.

The Vietnam Real Estate Forum 2026 took place on Tuesday, bringing together policymakers, industry experts and businesses to discuss the future of the property market.

VCCI has released its Business Law Flow Report in 2025, which identified five major trends shaping the country's business and regulatory environment.

Located in Yên Mỹ and Việt Tiến communes, the project covers 296 hectares, including 235 hectares in the first phase, with total investment capital of nearly VNĐ2.82 trillion (approximately US$108 million).

Southeast Asia is emerging as a major beneficiary of supply chain regionalisation and production relocation, with Việt Nam, Indonesia and Thailand seeing robust leasing activity that reinforces their roles as key industrial and logistics centres.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation and Guangzhou Metro are currently cooperating on a bid to provide entrusted operation services for a light railway project in Phú Quốc Island, while also exploring opportunities in other urban railway projects.

The service will operate five round-trip flights a week and will double Vietjet's capacity in the Việt Nam-Philippines market, the airline said.

The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has allowed 25 commercial banks to exclude additional lending for social housing, industrial parks and export processing zones from their 2026 real estate credit growth limits, in a move aimed at directing more capital into priority sectors.

Under existing regulations, businesses must satisfy various requirements regarding facilities, equipment and operational conditions before receiving certification.

With housing prices continuing to outpace incomes, rental housing is emerging as an increasingly important pillar of Việt Nam's housing policy, offering a more realistic path to stable accommodation for millions of people.

A renewed increase in export orders was also recorded, ending a two-month decline.

According to Circular 50/2025/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, from June 1, all unleaded gasoline circulating in the market must be blended with ethanol to become E10 biofuel before being sold.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has exchanged a series of cooperation agreements with aviation, tourism, and commercial partners in the Philippines, aiming to enhance connectivity and promote travel, trade, and investment between the two countries.

The south-central province of Khánh Hòa has posted brisk compensation and site-clearance disbursements for the Ninh Thuận 1 and Ninh Thuận 2 nuclear power plant projects, clearing the way for follow-on work and keeping construction timelines on track.

The Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with three large Philippine partners at the Việt Nam – Philippines Business Forum in Manila on June 1.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President Tô Lâm on Monday called for fresh breakthroughs to turn trade, investment and tourism into important drivers of Việt Nam-Philippines relations, stressing that economic cooperation between the two countries should now be elevated to a new level.

During the early session, the index traded in a tug-of-war trend, but the market gradually weakened as trading activity remained subdued and lacked leading stocks that typically provide momentum.