Việt Nam News

The government has paused new food safety rules until April 2026 after confusion over their immediate enforcement brought import procedures to a halt and clogged major ports, including HCM City’s Cát Lái.

Held on a national scale at the Vietnam National Exhibition Centre (Đông Anh Commune, Hà Nội), the first Glorious Spring Fair 2026 brings together high-quality Vietnamese products, regional specialities and a vibrant Tết atmosphere. Running until February 13, the fair serves as a key national platform for trade, consumption and cultural exchange.

The province recorded an economic growth rate of 10.52 per cent in 2025 to reach GRDP of US$16 billion, ranking sixth nationwide.

By participating in the Spring Fair, companies expect the event to serve as an effective platform to boost sales, enhance brand awareness and prepare for the upcoming Tết holiday shopping season.

The robust growth in the first month of the year, despite lingering global uncertainties, underlines the effectiveness of the sector’s efforts in management, production organisation and market expansion.

Stronger regional linkages through greater resource sharing, coordinated planning and unified development orientations will give the Southern Key Economic Region ample room for breakthrough growth in the coming period, a forum heard in HCM City on February 4.

The Pu Ta Leng Co-operative alone has directly sold around 140 tonnes of noodles, mainly through TikTok Shop.

The Vĩnh Long Provincial People’s Committee on February 4 held a working session with FBH Media Company from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to discuss investment cooperation in the province.

Coffee accounts for nearly 85 per cent of Việt Nam’s total export turnover to Algeria.

Seedless lime grown for export under a dedicated farming model in Vĩnh Long Province has become a high-profit crop with stable outlets, helping create sustainable livelihoods for farmers.

Việt Nam’s exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products in 2025 recorded positive results, laying an important foundation for 2026 growth targets.

For many years, Vietnamese electronics enterprises have mainly participated in global supply chains based on cost advantages and order-fulfillment capacity. However, this model is facing increasing pressure as major markets simultaneously tighten ESG requirements.

Việt Nam sits on the precipice of becoming an investment-grade rated country, currently being just one notch below.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Finance will step up consultations and experience sharing to shape priority themes for APEC 2027 that fully reflect national strategic orientations, align with key resolutions of the Party and the State; and remain consistent with the Incheon Plan for the five-year APEC financial cooperation roadmap.

The GE leader highly valued Việt Nam’s socio-economic development achievements, viewing them as a solid foundation for further expanding cooperation towards the goal of ensuring a stable and efficient energy supply, while making practical contributions to long-term growth and the country’s energy security.

Located in HCM City, the AAFH will offer policy incentives for aviation finance, including competitive tax policies, liberalised capital flows, multi-currency payments and an international-standard legal framework to protect asset rights.

The process mirrors practices applied in several international markets and is expected to further facilitate foreign participation in Việt Nam's stock market.

Higher productivity has helped reduce reliance on labour at a time when competition for workers is intensifying in Việt Nam, prompting companies to accelerate transformation to meet market demands, said an industry insider.