Việt Nam News

Business associations and companies have urged the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to continue streamlining administrative procedures to further support investment and business expansion activities.

Exchange-rate stability has emerged as one of Việt Nam’s macroeconomic bright spots this year, despite mounting pressure from a record trade deficit and an uncertain global outlook.

The approach is intended to limit risks during the initial stage of market operations while still attracting international capital flows.

ASEAN economies are becoming more complementary, creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese firms to engage more deeply in regional supply chains.

Over 400 businesses from 17 countries and regions have participated at the Automechanika HCM City 2026 exhibition on Thursday at HCM City’s Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center.

VIC alone contributed 23.37 points to VN-Index, while VHM added 8.7 points and VRE around 1 point.

For the third consecutive year, Vinamilk has secured a place in the Fortune Southeast Asia 500 (Fortune SEA 500), reaffirming the strength of Việt Nam's leading dairy brand in a ranking largely dominated by financial and energy giants.

Việt Nam’s largest property developer Vinhomes will spend nearly VNĐ25 trillion (US$950 million) and issue 4.1 billion new shares for the largest dividend payout in Vietnamese stock market history.

Exhibits will span five major sectors, including trendy toys, baby products, intellectual property licensing, toys and stationery.

The plan also calls for the construction of at least five large-scale, internationally certified and green data centres to support the country's ambition to become a regional data hub.

The US remained Việt Nam's largest export market during the January-May period, with export revenue increasing by about $12.4 billion from the same period a year earlier.

Statistics from the previous edition showed that 98 per cent of participating businesses expressed satisfaction with business matching outcomes, while contracts signed during the events exceeded VNĐ100 billion (US$3.8 million).

A key highlight was a discussion on Thailand–Việt Nam connectivity through smart cities, focusing on digital transformation, green growth and sustainable development.

Việt Nam’s trade with the European Union (EU) remained resilient in the first five months of 2026, with exports posting robust double-digit growth and the country’s trade surplus with the bloc climbing 11.3 per cent year-on-year to US$18.1 billion.

By May 10, three containers of durian had been successfully exported to China with full traceability information recorded through the platform, marking an important step in enhancing transparency and market access for Vietnamese agricultural products. 

HCM City is looking to harness industry 4.0 technologies and smart supply chains to strengthen its industrial competitiveness, a forum heard on Tuesday.

Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ngô Văn Tuấn and Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, recognised a number of existing difficulties and obstacles, and noted their determination to address them as soon as possible.

The plan aims to develop the biotechnology industry along sustainable and environmentally friendly lines while promoting development of value chains integrating research, production and commercialisation.