Việt Nam News

Slower market liquidity has made it more difficult for developers to improve cash flows from property sales, while expenditure on land, construction, interest payments and operations continues.

Asia remained Việt Nam’s largest export market, accounting for 45.5 per cent of total market share, with exports to the region increasing 11.3 per cent year on year.

Foreign investors carried out 1,815 capital contribution and share purchase transactions in Việt Nam in the first seven months of 2026, with total capital exceeding $6.5 billion. While the number of transactions fell 8.4 per cent year-on-year, their value rose 61.6 per cent.

According to the CAEXPO Secretariat, Việt Nam will once again lease an entire exhibition area of about 3,000sq.m, featuring 170 booths, making it one of the ASEAN countries with the largest exhibition spaces at this year’s event.

The initial public offering of media company DatViet VAC Group attracted subscriptions exceeding 100 per cent of the shares on offer when it closed on September 7.

The official visit to France by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Tô Lâm is expected by the French business community to further consolidate bilateral ties and serve as a “catalyst” for accelerating joint projects.

According to ACI’s classification, Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất were placed among the most improved airports in the 25–40 million passenger-per-year category, while Đà Nẵng was recognised as a top improver in the 5–15 million passenger segment.

The benchmark spent much of the session fluctuating around its reference level before buying demand gradually strengthened towards the close.

The Government is seeking stronger domestic supply chains as Việt Nam’s electronics and semiconductor exports grow rapidly, but imports continue to outpace exports.

Pressure from the new US tariff policy is prompting Vietnamese exporters to reassess their strategies. Rather than pursuing volume-driven growth, many are shifting towards higher-value orders, tighter cost control, greater productivity and a more balanced allocation of markets to reduce reliance on a single destination.

Việt Nam ranked ahead of Indonesia, at 57 per cent, and Malaysia and Thailand, both at 49 per cent, making it the preferred ASEAN market for European business expansion for the second consecutive year.

Petrovietnam is accelerating its smart factory drive, deploying AI, IoT, digital twins and other technologies to improve industrial efficiency, strengthen operational reliability and cut emissions.

Long-term outstanding loans saw the strongest growth of 11.2 per cent to over VNĐ5.1 quadrillion at the end of the second quarter of 2026, while medium-term lending rose by 11 per cent to over VNĐ2.19 quadrillion.

Monetary policy is only one strand of macro-economic management, and by nature it can move aggregate demand in the short term but cannot, on its own, locate or hold an economy-wide equilibrium.

The loans may be utilised for purchasing machinery, equipment, and production lines; acquiring technology usage or ownership rights; conducting pilot production; hiring experts; training personnel to operate and master the technology; or carrying out product testing and verification activities.

The divergence highlights a business environment in which expansion and market entry are continuing, but firms facing difficult operating conditions are also being forced to restructure or leave the market.

Credit limit to a single borrower will be up to 38 per cent, while credit to a borrower and related parties will be up to 52 per cent of a bank's equity for approved major and important projects in Hà Nội.

Deputy PM Hồ Quốc Dũng praised SK Group's investment record in Vietnam, saying its capabilities in finance, technology and management align with Vietnam's shift toward selective investment attraction in its new growth phase.