Việt Nam News

Fuel prices fell for a third straight week, keeping retail rates in Việt Nam below those in neighbouring countries.

The 'Đại sứ Xanh Phú Quý' (Xanh Phú Quý Ambassador) programme is aimed at professionals seeking a career change and provides training in insurance consulting, financial planning and asset management.

Việt Nam’s startup ecosystem now comprises roughly 4,000 startups, 208 investment funds, 84 incubators and more than 20 startup support centres.

Amid increasingly complex smuggling, trade fraud and illegal cross-border transport activities, the Department of Customs has strengthened inspections and issued warnings targeting high-risk commodities. 

As a national-level policy dialogue platform, the forum brought together policymakers, experts and businesses to discuss practical solutions for environmental protection and climate change response in the country’s next stage of development.

Senior Swiss and Vietnamese officials meeting at the Swiss-Viet Economic Forum 2026 in Zurich reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral economic ties, with Swiss State Secretary Helene Budliger Artieda saying negotiations on the EFTA-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement are nearing completion.

Bùi Đức Anh, a Vietnamese venture capitalist recognised in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 list, has backed startups across Southeast Asia and the United States, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. In an interview with Việt Nam News, he discusses the technologies shaping the next decade, the risks accompanying the AI revolution, and what Việt Nam needs to build globally competitive technology companies.

By the end of 2025, only four fund management companies had been licensed to manage supplementary pension funds: Dragon Capital Vietnam, SSI Asset Management, MB Capital and Vietcombank Fund Management Company, Ministry of Finance data shows.

In the context of seaports becoming transportation hubs, investment attraction to develop modern seaports linked with international cooperation is an urgent requirement.

Thirteen organisations and property developers have pledged to build nearly 100,000 rental social housing units in HCM City in a move that aims to tackle a housing shortage that has left many workers and low-income residents priced out of the property market.

The Korea Overseas Infrastructure & Urban Development Corporation (KIND) has joined the development of a smart logistics centre in Long Thành High-Tech Industrial Park in the southern city of Đồng Nai.

The Vietnamese market offers opportunities for Italian wines and strong potential for further development, according to the Italian Trade Agency.

Under Resolution No. 28/2026/NQ-CP, organisations and individuals, who have licences for coal mining, are allowed to mine beyond 15 per cent of the capacity stipulated in their coal mining licence without having to amend the mining licence, provided they meet all the required conditions.

Activity on the market still appeared subdued as capital inflows had not yet shown a decisive breakout and foreign investors continued net selling.

Minister of Finance Ngô Văn Tuấn has called for faster reforms and closer monitoring of economic challenges as the Government seeks to sustain strong growth, citing concerns over widening trade deficits, slow public investment disbursement and rising inflationary pressures in the first five months of this year.

Finance Ministry and JICA leaders reviewed key bilateral projects and discussed priorities for future cooperation in technology, infrastructure and sustainable growth.

The awards were presented at a ceremony held by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Federation and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association (VYEA) in Hải Phòng City on Wednesday.

The annual trade event includes six exhibitions: Coatings Expo Vietnam, Paper Vietnam, Rubber & Tyre Vietnam, Plastech Vietnam, ChemExpo Vietnam and GrindTech Vietnam.