Việt Nam News

Given the current environment, the appetite for buying appears riskier than potential opportunities.

As the Lunar New Year approaches, HCM City cooperatives and businesses in the national One Commune One Product programme are entering their peak production period, with many scaling up output, upgrading packaging and expanding product lines to capture higher-value Tết demand.

Lâm Đồng Province is emerging as a strategic industrial hub, attracting major investors to its industrial parks and serving as a key industrial satellite for the Southern Economic Zone.

The overarching goal is to create breakthrough momentum for the economy while ensuring stability and strategic autonomy.

The resolution of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) not only sets out overarching orientations but also establishes clear requirements for improving institutions and policies to encourage the healthy development of the private sector.

Vietnam’s manufacturing sector opened 2026 on firm footing, with January’s PMI at 52.5, signalling continued expansion, S&P Global reported.

The ministry’s report showed that by the end of January 2026, public investment disbursement reached VNĐ858.6 trillion (US$33 billion), the highest level in the 2021–25 period, equivalent to 94.8 per cent of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister.

Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr., Philippine Secretary of Agriculture, told BusinessWorld Online that the Department of Agriculture (DA) was reviewing the reference basis of its flexible rice tariff scheme to better reflect actual market conditions.

Ten Vietnamese enterprises are showcasing fruit and vegetable products at Fruit Logistica 2026, the world’s largest trade fair for fresh produce, currently taking place at the Messe Berlin, one of Germany's largest exhibition centres.

The first four days of the fair received more than 100,000 visitors with footfall rising daily, especially after 10a.m and 7p.m, prompting organisers to extend opening hours by one hour to 10p.m on weekend.

The draft sets out tax policies for crypto asset transactions and business which align largely with the current taxation framework applied to securities trading.

Việt Nam is accelerating efforts to improve its legal framework on crop production and plant protection, which is critical to removing bottlenecks in exports and enhancing the competitiveness of farm products, as overseas markets are tightening technical, traceability and biosecurity requirements.

The Bính Ngọ Spring Fair 2026 will run until February 14 at the Economic and Trade Exhibition Centre, 489 Hoàng Quốc Việt Street, Hà Nội.

The entire infrastructure system is scheduled for completion by the fourth quarter of next year.

Vietnam Airlines has officially launched its next-generation e-commerce website, marking a key milestone in the national flag carrier’s comprehensive digital transformation roadmap and its ambition to position itself as a five-star airline.

After posting a record-breaking budget performance last year, HCM City has set its sights even higher, aiming to collect close to VNĐ1 quadrillion (around US$40 billion) in budget revenue as early as 2026.

According to data from the Vietnam Interbank Market Research Association, the average interest rate in the interbank market on February 3 increased sharply by 2-7.9 percentage points across most short terms under one month.

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Ecovina have been granted an investment licence for its industrial park on 101.6ha with total capital of US$335 million in Dung Quất Economic Zone, marking its first licence approved since signing a share purchase agreement with Doosan Enerbility (Doosan Vina) worth 290 billion won ($213 million) last August.