Việt Nam News

Despite continued volatility in the global economy, remittance inflows to HCM City are maintaining a steady growth trajectory and are projected to reach a historic high of US$10.5 billion in 2025.

Travel companies said the Lunar New Year season this year is marked by earlier bookings, growing demand for personalised itineraries, and a preference for new travel experiences.

Under new regulations on supervision, inspection, evaluation, classification, reporting and disclosure of information in the management and investment of State capital in enterprises, criteria for evaluating and classifying SOEs are based on the level of task completion and capital utilisation efficiency.

The latest forecasts indicate that meat imports into Việt Nam will continue to rise this year, surpassing levels seen in 2025.

Việt Nam plans to develop a large railway industrial complex, which is a foundational step toward building a domestic railway industry chain, while opening up new space to attract private investment.

With a confirmed upgrade and strong macroeconomic fundamentals, there is optimism that foreign capital flow in Việt Nam's stock market will soon reverse in the following period.

Minister of Construction Trần Hồng Minh spoke to the Vietnam News Agency about the sector’s achievements in 2025 and its future goals to develop a synchronised and modern infrastructure system, contributing to the country’s new era of growth.

The company reported total sales of 71,954 vehicles in 2025, up 8 per cent year-on-year.

Minister of Finance Nguyễn Văn Thắng recently held a working session with Chinese Ambassador to Việt Nam He Wei to discuss ways increasing cooperation in investment, trade and finance.

More than US$5.3 billion in new and additional investment was channelled into HCM City’s export processing and industrial zones in 2025, up 0.37 per cent year-on-year and exceeding the annual target by 17.5 per cent.

The tariff increases on finished wood products, including upholstered chairs, kitchen cabinets and bathroom cabinets will be delayed by one year, from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027, under the US President Donald Trump’s decision on adjusting import tariffs on wood products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

The corporate bond market continued its recovery in 2025 with issuance estimated to total VNĐ575.4 trillion (US$21.8 billion), up 11.3 per cent over 2024, according to the Việt Nam Bond Market Association.

Việt Nam currently has some 15,000 semiconductor specialists, well below the target of 50,000 by 2030, underscoring an increasingly acute shortage of qualified workers in the sector.

If the preliminary anti-dumping duty of 35.29 per cent imposed on certain companies is upheld in the final ruling expected in early 2026, the industry could face a major turning point.

Anti-dumping measures have been extended for an additional five years, until December 27, 2030, unless amended or extended under another decision.

The ADB official described Việt Nam's 2025 results as highly impressive despite global challenges.

Việt Nam’s manufacturing sector ended 2025 on a strong note, with PMI data showing sustained expansion, rising output and growing optimism among producers despite lingering supply disruptions and higher input costs.

According to the Vietnam Crypto Market Report 2025, jointly released by Kyros Ventures, Coin68 and BingX, 54.6 per cent of Vietnamese investors recorded losses over the year.