Việt Nam News

Entering 2026 – the first year of implementing the Việt Nam – EU Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the Việt Nam Trade Office in Belgium and the EU views this as a pivotal time to inject new momentum into trade ties, said Trade Counsellor Trần Ngọc Quân.

While Singapore’s exports to Việt Nam rose 13.6 per cent to SG$3 billion, imports from Việt Nam surged 100.5 per cent to SG$1.6 billion in January.

Vietnam Airlines on February 18 (US time) signed an agreement to purchase 50 Boeing 737-8 single-aisle aircrafts valued at up to US$8.1 billion in Washington, DC, United States.

The deals are expected to support technology transfer, financial cooperation and job creation, while reinforcing broader Việt Nam-US economic ties.

HCM City's Industrial Production Index rose by 1.1 per cent in January from the previous month and 30.4 per cent from a year earlier, reflecting positive industrial growth and stable production.

Vietnamese and US companies signed and exchanged agreements worth $37.2 billion across aviation, technology, digital infrastructure and health care during a Washington event witnessed by General Secretary Tô Lâm.

Financial institutions in Việt Nam are rapidly advancing their adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), yet concerns over cybersecurity and outdated core systems continue to pose significant challenges to scaling deployment, according to new research released by global financial software provider Finastra.

In an interview with Viet Nam News Agency, Mariam J. Sherman, World Bank Division Director for Việt Nam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR discusses the macro-economic outlook for Việt Nam in the year ahead.

HCM City has emerged as the nation’s central hub for integrating digital tools into all aspects of life, experts said.

The annual survey, conducted at the end of 2025 among retail and food and beverage (F&B) sellers nationwide, found that businesses are shifting focus from rapid growth to operational efficiency, cost control and legal compliance amid intensifying competition and tighter regulatory standards.

Việt Nam’s cold storage system is unevenly distributed, with facilities densely concentrated in some areas while remaining scarce in key raw material regions.

The target of achieving GDP growth of 10 per cent or higher through 2026–30 is ambitious but achievable, Nguyễn Ngọc Hòa, interim chairman of the HCM City Union of Business Associations, says.

Exports continued to serve as the main pillar of growth, while Việt Nam further consolidated its position as a global manufacturing hub.

Russian pharmaceuticals, service products, high-tech and digital solutions, and production machinery and equipment also see great potential in the Vietnamese market.

UAE's non-oil exports such as gold, jewellery and gemstones, aluminum (with the UAE ranking fifth globally), petrochemical products, plastics and copper have high potential for introduction at Việt Nam's trade fairs like the Spring Fair.

Việt Nam is emerging as an increasingly attractive destination for long-term investors in the Asia–Pacific region, supported by macroeconomic stability, expanding domestic demand, and sustained inflows of foreign investment, according to Savills’ Asia Pacific Outlook 2026 report.

Việt Nam is planning to ease credit growth limits while tightening capital rules, a move that could change how banks lend and manage risk.

The strategic shift, prompted by difficult export conditions and increasing trade defence measures, aims to capitalise on previously overlooked growth segments within the domestic market.