Việt Nam News

The plan aims to effectively implement the Việt Nam – Laos Trade Agreement signed on April 8, 2024, facilitating businesses in applying preferential import tariffs, demonstrating the special friendship and importance both sides attach to their ties, thus further promoting the bilateral trade ties.

Dedicating land for SMEs helps form flexible, on-site supplier networks for large firms, creating a more closed-loop ecosystem that cuts logistics costs, improves agility, and lifts the overall competitiveness of industrial parks.

With global exports facing increasing barriers in key markets such as the US, EU, South Korea and China, Việt Nam's footwear and apparel industries are shifting focus to the domestic market, a previously underutilised opportunity.

Việt Nam’s electronics industry is well positioned for growth, given its location in a rapidly developing and dynamic industrial region.

Trà Vinh University in Vĩnh Long Province has made significant strides in recent years in scientific research and technology transfer, particularly in agriculture, enabling farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta to enhance productivity and incomes.

Notable policies include regulatory updates for surrogacy for humanitarian purposes, the state monopoly on raw gold trade, global minimum tax, and industrial development incentives.

The finance ministry proposed certain coal power plants implemented under build-operate-transfer (BOT) practice and  Government s Guaranty and Undertaking (GGU) to be exempted from the 15 per cent global minimum tax

While mid-cap stocks faced significant selling pressure, several banking, securities and livestock industries recorded positive gains.

With an investment of VNĐ12 trillion (over US$454.3 million), a high-rise complex integrated with a livestock feed production plant is expected to generate VNĐ10 trillion in annual revenue. It received approval from Tây Ninh provincial authorities in June and the Government in August.

PM Phạm Minh Chính directed relevant agencies to continue following high-level agreements and the outcomes of the joint committee’s first session with high determination and decisive action, ensuring clear assignment of roles, tasks, timelines, responsibilities, authority, and measurable outcomes.

At the meeting on , city’s leaders said the projects are strategic for socio-economic development and will help achieve the 2025–30 Party Congress targets.

Việt Nam exported 6.6 million tonnes of rice, earning nearly US$3.4 billion as of September 15, up 1.5 per cent in volume, but down 17 per cent in value year-on-year.

Geological engineer-turned-marine agriculturist Lê Bền has built a high-quality sea grape brand in Khánh Hòa Province and exported the product to more than 20 countries.

Market Insider reported on September 29 that early voting shows around 85 per cent of 26 major global funds consulted endorsed Việt Nam’s upgrade.

Sacombank has once again made it to the list of Top 50 Best-Performing Companies in Việt Nam (TOP50) in 2025 by Nhịp cầu Đầu tư magazine, rising 11 places from 2024 to the 14th.

The total State budget revenue for the first nine months of 2025 is estimated at nearly VNĐ1.9 quadrillion (US$71.2 billion), up 27.9 per cent over the same period last year and equal to 96 per cent of the annual estimate.

From being selected by the National Assembly as a pilot city for special mechanisms and policies under Resolution 38, to officially becoming a centrally run city in 2025, Huế is entering a new growth cycle that is drawing strong investment inflows.

The plants are scheduled to be put into commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2026.