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Despite the benchmark's gain, trading activity weakened further. Total turnover across the market reached only about VNĐ14.4 trillion (US$546 million), down 9 per cent from the previous session.

The state would act as an enabler, share risks with businesses and help create initial orders so Vietnamese technologies could be validated, commercialised and subsequently expanded into wider markets. 

The two sides will share knowledge and exchange information on urban development while jointly organising seminars to gain a better understanding of the legal frameworks and development trends.

The retail price of E5RON92 petrol was capped at VNĐ21,833 (US$0.84) per litre, up VNĐ598 per litre from the previous ceiling price.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Gia Túc has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to study the development of the database with information on mines, reserves, extraction capacity, demand and the potential to coordinate supplies among localities.

Capital-intensive growth, weak domestic links with foreign-invested companies and slowing productivity gains are limiting Việt Nam’s economic potential, prompting economists to call for a new model built on technology, innovation, stronger local businesses and broader social inclusion.

The International Innovation Forum and Exhibition 2026 (InnoEx 2026) opened in HCM City on Wednesday, bringing together more than 4,000 business leaders, startups, investors and technology experts.

The rapid growth has made durian one of Việt Nam's leading agricultural export products but has also exposed weaknesses in the management of growing areas, quality control, varieties, pest management and production organisation.

Việt Nam’s semiconductor industry offers the country an opportunity to shift from a growth model heavily reliant on low-cost labour and manufacturing toward more technology-intensive, higher value-added sectors, according to Nikkei Asia.

For VIB, the key question is not how many cards customers need, but whether a single financial solution can flexibly meet multiple needs at different stages of their lives.

Vietjet resumed services connecting Đà Lạt with Hà Nội, HCM City, Hải Phòng, Vinh and Đà Nẵng following the airport's reopening, restoring direct air links between Lam Dong and major economic and tourism centres.

Cooperation should go beyond individual purchasing deals towards the development of a complete industry chain, with quality controlled at the source and more value retained by participants, particularly farmers.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Hoàng Minh, urged the city to create an attractive living and working environment as well as favorable flexible policies in luring global venture capitals and joining the world value chain.

The city views businesses as a key driver of economic growth and is shifting towards a more service-oriented role, while introducing policies to improve access to land, finance, technology and markets.

As tax policies change and tax administration becomes increasingly modern with greater application of digital technologies, businesses need to proactively update new policies while standardising accounting books and supporting documents from within the enterprise.

The SBV’s Information Technology Department is expected to submit a draft circular regarding AI application in banking operations to the SBV Governor by the third quarter of 2026.

The EU is no longer focusing solely on the quality of the final product but is increasingly scrutinising every stage of the supply chain.

Banks had progressed from connecting and exploiting population data to developing digital ecosystems and smarter services. The sector’s new message is: 'Data leads, AI accompanies, banking creates a digital ecosystem'.