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The report said alongside the positive trends of businesses resuming operations and reduced dissolutions, the number of newly established enterprises dropped slightly by 2.7 per cent to nearly 4,600.

2024 was the sixth consecutive year that Việt Nam recorded growth in rice exports, however this growth is forecast to be difficult to maintain this year.

One reason, that the budget expenditure estimate approved by the National Assembly shows that Việt Nam this year has to repay more than VNĐ360 trillion of the principal debt of the central budget, against VNĐ270 trillion last year.

The Prime Minister requested strengthening solutions to connect supply and demand, boost production and business to meet domestic consumption needs; develop e-commerce and new effective business models; integrate production, distribution, and consumption.

A programme designed to help businesses measure and implement comprehensive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices in human resource management to enhance their competitive edge in the global supply chain was launched in HCM City on January 16.

Practical experiences and lessons learnt helping startups to overcome challenges, developing brands and improving competitiveness were shared at the Shark Tank Forum 2025 entitled “Sustainable Growth: Riding the investment wave in the green era”, which was organised in HCM City on Wednesday.

The central city officially opened the newly-built Đà Nẵng Software Park No 2 to provide working space for 6,000 IT engineers and investors in semiconductor and AI industries and micro chip design.

The project will span more than 200 hectares and cost over VNĐ2.25 trillion (US$88.6 million).

The capital city aims to associate at least three craft villages with tourism and form 10 tourism routes for craft village experiences by 2030.

Market breadth remained positive, with 185 rising stocks surpassing 99 decliners. Trading liquidity increased slightly to approximately VNĐ13.3 trillion ($523.3 million), with nearly 520 million shares traded.

A meeting was held in Algeria to discuss measures to boost bilateral cooperation in the future.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has instructed departments and agencies to ensure an adequate supply of goods during Tết.

The Government leader orders ministers, heads of sectors, and chairs of the People’s Committees across the country to ensure that the market develops in a safe, healthy, and sustainable fashion.

As generative AI adoption accelerates across the Asia-Pacific, organisations are facing growing security risks while AI workloads scale in the cloud. Bryce Boland, head of Security Solution Architecture for Asia-Pacific and Japan at Amazon Web Services (AWS) talks about how the threat landscape is evolving and how businesses can secure generative AI while sustaining innovation.

The rapid proliferation of advanced artificial intelligence systems has forever changed every aspect of life.

2025 is pivotal for laying the foundation for Việt Nam's double-digit growth plan (2026-2030) and concludes the 2021-2025 development plan, with industry leaders sharing insights on economic prospects and investment trends.

On 30 November 2024, the National Assembly adopted the new Electricity Law with effect on 1 February 2025 comprising 130 articles, seeking to ensure energy security and achieving net zero emissions by 2050 by overcoming investment barriers in the energy sector. Việt Nam News correspondent Thu Ngân asks Nguyễn Mai Phương, Counsel of Asia Counsel Vietnam Law Company Limited,  about the significant changes to the law and how they will impact foreign investments in the sector.

The Government wanted 15 per cent of the total population to have taken out life insurance, with the average premium as per GDP ratio at 3.5 per cent by 2025.