Việt Nam News

The conference underscored that while global tariff tensions are creating hurdles, they also present opportunities for Việt Nam to restructure its trade strategies, boost innovation and expand its global footprint.

The event marked the first official launch of the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook 2025 Report within the ASEAN region.

As Thursday, May 1, 2025, coincides with the Labour Day holiday, the next price adjustment following the session on April 24 will be postponed to May 5, 2025.

Shrimp exports in the first quarter of this year exceeded US$900 million.

Bank profits increased in the first quarter of this year, largely due to improved credit.

Its aim is to build the city into one of the three largest centres of semiconductor and AI industries in Việt Nam along with HCM City and Hà Nội.

Gaining a firm foothold in the domestic market of more than 100 million people is critically important to businesses as the domestic market, which, if properly leveraged, could help offset the decline in export orders.

Việt Nam and Cambodia signed a 2025–26 trade deal offering better tariffs than ATIGA for key goods.

A Vietnamese delegation is scheduled to travel to the US on May 1 to engage with relevant US agencies for bilateral trade negotiations.

Tensions escalated after 58 wind and solar project investors jointly petitioned the Prime Minister, the Government, the National Assembly, the MoIT and EVN, urging the maintenance of FIT rights for projects reaching COD before or during 2021.

The Government hopes to continue receiving feedback from experts, scholars, financial institutions, investment funds and domestic and international investors to ensure the draft resolution is completed to the highest standard and lays a strong legal foundation aligned with global practices.

KCP Vietnam Industries Limited plans to expand its Sơn Hòa sugar plant to 15,000 tonnes per day and launch phase two of its 45MW, US$60 million KCP Phú Yên Biomass Power Plant.

The tariff suspension has helped ease market concerns and opened a window for continued negotiations.

Currently, the assets are not yet recognised by Vietnamese law as collateral in bank credit activities, while current regulations mainly apply to tangible assets or traditional financial assets.

Despite global trade uncertainty, ASEAN+3 region is expected to stay resilient, according to AMRO's latest economic outlook.

Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank, stock code: HDB) has released its financial statements for the first quarter of 2025, revealing a solid performance and reaffirming its status as one of the country’s most efficient banks.

As of March, Japan had more than 5,500 valid projects in Việt Nam with a total capital of nearly US$78.6 billion, mainly focusing on manufacturing, processing, energy and high-tech industries.

The government has proposed a budget allocation of VNĐ5 trillion (US$192.15 million) to increase the charter capital of the Cooperative Bank (Co-opBank).