Việt Nam News

Domestic tax revenue from goods and services in the first five months increased by 18.3 per cent over the same period last year. This is a fairly high increase, reflecting the positive recovery of production and business activities.

Eight Vietnamese exporters are named in the petition for their role in producing and exporting the investigated steel products.

Techcombank’s industry-leading BEI reflects the high awareness of its “Be Greater” brand among customers and the deep emotional connection they have with the brand.

In the first five months of 2025, tax authorities collected VNĐ74.4 trillion (US$2.9 billion) from organisations and individuals engaged in e-commerce and other digital economy activities, up 55 per cent year-on-year.

Last year, the UK was Việt Nam’s third-largest trading partner in Europe, while Việt Nam became the UK’s 35th biggest globally, up from the 41st place in 2023.

Some overseas Vietnamese firms, such as KD Trading, have boldly imported ST25 rice, helping to boost brand awareness in Canada. Việt Nam has now entered the list of the top five rice exporters to the Canadian market.

From January to May, nearly 66,800 new enterprises were licensed, representing a 0.6 per cent year-on-year rise. These firms brought in VNĐ647.1 trillion in total registered capital and employed some 453,900 workers, up 6.2 per cent.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will launch the “Digital Transformation for Traditional Market Vendors” programme on June 14 during the “Cashless Payment: Driving Force of the Digital Economy” seminar.

From January to early June, the total import-export turnover through Lạng Sơn’s border gates reached over US$34 billion, up 36 per cent year-on-year.

With an estimated consumption of nearly 4 million tonnes in 2025, the country stands as the second-largest pork consumer globally, behind only China.

As technical barriers become increasingly strict, proactive adaptation from growing areas to processing, logistics, are a vital condition for Vietnamese agricultural products to firmly stand out on the global playing field.

The early lychee harvest began at the end of May and is expected to conclude by mid-June.

Banks are also being instructed to rigorously inspect loans involving real estate collateral.

Construction will begin in the third quarter of 2025 with the aim to be operational in the third quarter of 2026.

Trade minister Nguyễn Hồng Diên called on the USABC and the US business community to continue supporting Việt Nam in the process of negotiating a reciprocal trade agreement with the US, and coordinate to promote the investment and business potential and opportunities in Việt Nam to US partners.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts Việt Nam’s economic growth at 6.2 per cent this year and 6 per cent next year. 

Qualcomm’s activities in Việt Nam align with the country’s national strategies on AI, semiconductors, and digital transformation, with a focus on technology transfer, ecosystem development, and capacity building.

The VN-Index closed at 1,316.23 points, gaining 5.66 points or 0.43 per cent from the previous session, after briefly surpassing the 1,320-point threshold in morning trade.