Việt Nam News

Jointly organised by the municipal People’s Committee, the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in the city (HCMC C4IR) and the Vietnam International Financial Centre in HCM City (VIFC-HCMC), the event was part of a series of activities showcasing the vision for building VIFC-HCMC, while expanding cooperation with global partners in finance, technology and innovation.

With an export turnover of US$107.75 billion last year, computers, electronic products and components not only maintained their position as Việt Nam’s largest export by value, but also contributed more than half of the overall increase in the country’s export turnover in 2025.

VinFast’s VF 6 and VF 7 have earned the top five-star safety rating from India’s Bharat New Car Assessment Programme, highlighting the company’s strong engineering capability in meeting rigorous safety standards and reinforcing its customer-focused approach to product and service development.

E5 RON92 biofuel is capped at VNĐ18,283 (US$0.7) per litre, a decrease of VNĐ93, while RON95-III petrol will be sold at no more than VNĐ18,631 per litre, down VNĐ81.

An agricultural company owned by THACO Agri, the agriculture arm of THACO Group, has debuted on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) with the listing of a corporate bond.

Thailand Week 2026 will run through Sunday.

Despite the overall market closing below reference levels, the number of advancing stocks outnumbered those that declined.

The 2021-25 period saw Việt Nam's foreign trade post record highs, with total turnover in 2025 alone is estimated to surpass US$930 billion, roughly double the level at the term's outset.

Việt Nam's livestock product export revenue reached US$628 million in 2025, marking a 17.4 per cent increase compared to 2024. This figure exceeded the ministry's target of $550 million.

During the 2020–2024 period, trade between Việt Nam and Burkina Faso averaged nearly $95 million per year.

Sales of canned foods have fallen at supermarkets and convenience stores in HCM City following the recent diseased pork scandal involving the Hạ Long Canned Food JSC.

Analysts expect prices to stabilise throughout 2026, keeping the average selling price in line with 2025 levels.

Lê Thị Thuỳ Vân, Deputy Director of the Institute for Economic and Financial Strategy and Policy under the Ministry of Finance spoke with Vietnam News Agency about key solutions to help the economy sustain growth momentum.

Under the agreement, the two sides will leverage their respective strengths to deploy technological solutions that foster innovation and accelerate digital transformation across the tourism sector.

The Government framed the target as both necessary and achievable despite acknowledging significant headwinds.

A central focus of the congress is the continued concretisation of Resolution No.68-NQ/TW, reaffirming the Party’s resolve to dismantle institutional barriers and create a breakthrough for the private sector, positioning it as the most important driving force of the national economy.

Cần Thơ City has identified the acceleration of major energy projects as a central driver to regain high growth momentum, with the city targeting gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 10–10.5 per cent in 2026.

The HCM City Union of Business Associations has outlined key measures to help the business community overcome challenges and sustain growth as the city expands its development space following administrative mergers and enters a new phase of accelerated growth.