Việt Nam News

By reshaping its coastal development strategy, the province is increasingly focusing on industry, logistics, renewable energy, and marine services to generate new momentum for economic restructuring and regional connectivity.

The disruptions emerged in late January at a number of road, sea and air border checkpoints after Decree 46/2026/NĐ-CP on food safety management took effect on January 26.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Friday called for swift and concrete action to accelerate private sector development and turn it into the most important growth engine of the national economy.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) jointly launched a $2 million initiative on green banking capacity development, aiming at helping Việt Nam scale up green and climate finance, the ADB said on Friday.

Việt Nam’s efforts to develop a low-altitude economy (LAE) must go beyond technological experimentation and address deeper issues of governance, regulation and data infrastructure, experts said at a seminar held in HCM City on January 30.

The province's development orientation prioritises strategic, selective and well-sequenced socio-economic growth based on its internal strengths, the advantages of the southern key economic region and a harmonised, well-coordinated development framework across all sub-regions.

Proactive compliance with legal timber sourcing and sustainability standards is essential not only for business survival, but also for repositioning Việt Nam’s wood industry towards greater transparency, responsibility and higher value creation in global supply chains, speakers said at a seminar in HCM City on January 29.

On January 29, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trần Đức Thắng called for strengthened measures to ensure food safety, stabilise prices, prevent disasters and disease outbreaks, and protect the environment during the Lunar New Year (Tết) holiday.

The positive results were supported by strong seat occupancy rates and rising passenger and cargo volumes, particularly on international and regional routes, which continued to contribute the largest share of revenue and profit margins.

The event was organised by the VCCI, with the participation of more than 200 delegates representing ministries, sectors, local authorities, large corporations, supporting industries, suppliers, trade promotion organisations and media agencies.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính received Hong Tianzhu, chairman of China’s Texhong Group today, urging the textile conglomerate to deepen investment in Việt Nam and expand into new areas, including the organisation of international-standard fashion shows in the country.

Also supporting the market, foreign investors returned to the market, recording a net purchase of nearly VNĐ689.4 billion on the HoSE, breaking a three-day selling streak, and VNĐ29.73 billion on HNX.

Việt Nam is also encouraging US enterprises to expand their production and business activities in the country, while facilitating greater access for US goods to the Vietnamese market.

At present, all outdoor and indoor areas of the exhibition centre are under intensive round-the-clock construction.

The implementation period for the package is 26 months, ensuring completion of the project by the fourth quarter of next year.

Hoàng Hà, CEO of VinFast’s electric motorbike business in Vietnam, said the revamped portfolio aims to “redefine” the country’s electric motorbike market by turning the vehicles into expressions of individuality, passion and social responsibility.

As planned, during March and April 2026, the ministry will conduct inspections and assessments of the readiness of key petroleum traders, production and processing enterprises, as well as infrastructure conditions and quality standards.

Vietnam Green Transition Association (VGA) makes its debut on Wednesday as a new industry body aimed at accelerating business participation in green transition and green economy as Việt Nam moves to translate sustainability commitments into concrete action.