Việt Nam News

Viettel’s 5G network has recently reached 10 million users and is approaching its target of 12 million users by the end of this year.

A total of 2,281 claims were made for losses related to property and other non-life insurance coverage, with estimated damages adding up to more than VNĐ356.5 billion.

As the Ninh Thuận nuclear plants break ground, they signal a strategic shift in Việt Nam’s energy landscape, boosting baseload power, cutting emissions, and advancing technology for decades ahead.

Credit has risen by about 11 per cent so far this year, making it impossible to rely solely on banking capital to drive economic growth while controlling bad debt risks. The focus must shift to fiscal policy and long-term capital mobilisation to minimise negative impacts on the economy.

For the new tenure, Vietnam Business Association in Japan (VJBA) will strengthen business connectivity between Việt Nam and Japan, promote digital transformation and competitiveness among member enterprises, expand strategic cooperation with both countries' authorities, and step up support for the Vietnamese community in Japan.

Bilateral trade reached 18.8 billion EUR last year, making Việt Nam Germany’s most important trading partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its sixth-largest partner in Asia.

Behind the decades of reform and renewal lies a simple but powerful philosophy. At its essence, Việt Nam’s reform has been about two things: expanding choice and building capacity.

A new master plan envisions transforming Mộc Bài Border Gate into a modern industrial-urban hub and a vital trade gateway linking Việt Nam with Cambodia and, further beyond, other ASEAN member countries.

As of September 2025, the central bank proposed cutting and simplifying 124 out of 298 administrative procedures, representing 41.6 per cent of the total. This initiative has reduced processing time by hundreds of days and saved more than VNĐ7.6 billion in costs.

The Ministry emphasises that the adjustment aims to balance the interests of both workers and businesses. Most companies are already paying above the proposed minimum wage, so the main impact would be higher contributions to compulsory insurance.

South Korea’s Lotte Group has reversed course on its plan to pull out of the stalled Eco Smart City project in HCM City, seeking to revive the US$760 million development less than two months after formally requesting to terminate it.

Analysts suggest that the market is likely to experience significant volatility in the upcoming trading session, buoyed by positive sentiment.

Hà Nội maintained solid economic momentum in the first nine months of 2025, with its Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growing 7.92 per cent year-on-year, according to the Hà Nội Statistics Office.

The province has 33 industrial parks with a total planned area of over 10,100 hectares as of now, with an occupancy rate of about 56 per cent.

Speaking at a press conference on October 6 to announce the country’s socio-economic performance in Q3 and the first nine months of the year, NSO Director Nguyễn Thị Hương said that September’s CPI increased by 2.61 per cent compared to December 2024 and by 3.38 per cent year-on-year. 

Việt Nam saw a strong increase in new business registrations and reactivations in the first nine months of this year, reflecting improving economic sentiment on manufacturing and services sectors’ recovery.

The figure represents the highest disbursement level in five years, reflecting the sustained confidence of foreign investors in Việt Nam’s economic prospects and its efforts to improve the investment environment.

Vinamilk’s 14 consecutive appearances on the list mark a rare achievement that underscores its consistent strength and adaptability in the face of economic fluctuations over the past two decades.