Việt Nam News

The Ministry of Finance said that the overhaul is driven by new mandates assigned by the National Assembly, the Government, and the Prime Minister, including resolutions on investment policy for the North-South high-speed railway and Lào Cai–Hà Nội–Hải Phòng line.

With visitor numbers surging, experts are calling for closer coordination across ministries, localities and businesses to sharpen Việt Nam’s tourism promotion and build a consistent national brand.

As savings rate of Vietnamese people is very high at up to 37 per cent of GDP, experts said it is a potential available capital resource that should be exploited to promote economic growth.

Coffee, one of the country’s key export commodities, is under significant pressure to  green its entire value chain.

The uneven distribution of cold storage in Việt Nam is creating hurdles, driving up business costs and posing a challenge for the country’s competitiveness and its ambition to reach US$100 billion in agro-forestry-fisheries exports by 2030.

VSDC also approved changes in information for 42 foreign investors, including two organisations and 40 individuals, and cancelled securities trading codes for seven foreign investors (two individuals and five organisations).

Tết may change in form, but the spirit of exchanging blessings endures, and a digital envelope sent with sincerity can still carry the warmth of a New Year handshake.

Entering 2026 – the first year of implementing the Việt Nam – EU Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the Việt Nam Trade Office in Belgium and the EU views this as a pivotal time to inject new momentum into trade ties, said Trade Counsellor Trần Ngọc Quân.

While Singapore’s exports to Việt Nam rose 13.6 per cent to SG$3 billion, imports from Việt Nam surged 100.5 per cent to SG$1.6 billion in January.

Vietnam Airlines on February 18 (US time) signed an agreement to purchase 50 Boeing 737-8 single-aisle aircrafts valued at up to US$8.1 billion in Washington, DC, United States.

The deals are expected to support technology transfer, financial cooperation and job creation, while reinforcing broader Việt Nam-US economic ties.

HCM City's Industrial Production Index rose by 1.1 per cent in January from the previous month and 30.4 per cent from a year earlier, reflecting positive industrial growth and stable production.

Vietnamese and US companies signed and exchanged agreements worth $37.2 billion across aviation, technology, digital infrastructure and health care during a Washington event witnessed by General Secretary Tô Lâm.

Financial institutions in Việt Nam are rapidly advancing their adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), yet concerns over cybersecurity and outdated core systems continue to pose significant challenges to scaling deployment, according to new research released by global financial software provider Finastra.

In an interview with Viet Nam News Agency, Mariam J. Sherman, World Bank Division Director for Việt Nam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR discusses the macro-economic outlook for Việt Nam in the year ahead.

HCM City has emerged as the nation’s central hub for integrating digital tools into all aspects of life, experts said.

The annual survey, conducted at the end of 2025 among retail and food and beverage (F&B) sellers nationwide, found that businesses are shifting focus from rapid growth to operational efficiency, cost control and legal compliance amid intensifying competition and tighter regulatory standards.

Việt Nam’s cold storage system is unevenly distributed, with facilities densely concentrated in some areas while remaining scarce in key raw material regions.