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Viet Nam attracted 33.69 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 11 months of 2025, with manufacturing and processing continuing to draw the strongest interest from foreign investors.

Bui Hoang Hai, Vice Chairman of the State Securities Commission (SSC), has reaffirmed the regulator’s commitment to expanding foreign investors’ access to Viet Nam’s capital market.

The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), together with the Japan Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH), hosted the 2025 Japan business roundtable in the city on December 12.

As the Government issues Resolution No. 05 on piloting the crypto-asset market, a pivotal moment is opening up for the digital economy and corporate governance reform. Digital assets are emerging as an important component of the digital economy. However, for them to truly generate momentum, a transparent, trustworthy playing field and a comprehensive legal framework are essential.

Gold prices continued to surge, reaching a one-month high as major brands simultaneously raised both buying and selling prices by 1.1 million VND per tael. SJC gold bars were quoted at 153.6 million VND per tael on the buying side and 155.6 million VND per tael on the selling side, marking a sharp increase in both directions compared with the previous session.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has commended Phongsupthavy Group as one of Laos’ leading investors supplying electricity to Viet Nam, noting its pledge to ramp up power exports and actively contribute to the implementation of energy cooperation agreements endorsed by senior leaders of the two Parties and States.

A Comprehensive Strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Viet Nam–Korea Businessmen and Investment Association (VKBIA) and the Hwaseong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI) at a ceremony on December 11 in Hwaseong, Republic of Korea (RoK).

An OCOP-Branded Products and Regional Specialities Week will be held in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, from December 19 to 21, bringing together nearly 400 enterprises and cooperatives from 24 provinces and cities across Viet Nam, alongside major distribution chains and e-commerce platforms.

The Viet Nam–Japan Open Innovation workshop was held in Ha Noi on December 11, bringing together government leaders, major corporations, research institutions, and emerging startups from both countries to accelerate market-driven co-creation and cross-border technology partnerships.

The Viet Nam–China International Trade and Tourism Fair 2025 officially opened in Quang Ninh Province on December 11 under the theme “Cooperation in Industries – Joint Strength for Development”.

The Viet Nam–Cambodia Border One Commune One Product (OCOP) Trade Fair is under way in Tinh Bien ward, Viet Nam's An Giang province, featuring more than 200 booths by 80 enterprises of the two countries.

In the final month of 2025, the entire system is continuing to tighten management practices, expand international business activities, and develop new products to create room for long-term growth.

 A seminar on the Party’s leadership in ensuring macroeconomic stability, renewing the growth model, restructuring the economy and promoting international integration was held virtually on December 11.

Viet Nam’s more than 5,400 craft villages, spanning bamboo and rattan weaving, ceramics, embroidery, bronze casting, wood carving, jewellery and gemstone making, are emerging as a significant economic asset.

Viet Nam’s benchmark VN-Index fell by 1.17% to 1,698.90 points on December 10.

Ha Noi’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) continued to record steady growth over the first eleven months of 2025, reflecting the recovery of key sectors and the city’s efforts to ease difficulties for businesses. Industrial improvement has contributed to maintaining the capital’s overall economic growth.

Experts warned that Vietnamese enterprises must strengthen supply chain transparency, improve traceability capacities and tighten control over the origin of inputs in order to respond effectively to US trade defence measures, heard the Viet Nam- US Trade Forum 2025 held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10.

The Thai market has been increasingly affirming its position as a strategic export destination for businesses in Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Viet Nam in general.

A Vietnamese enterprise making its way into Gartner’s report — one of the world’s most exacting benchmarks — may only represent a small segment of the technology industry. Yet behind this achievement lies a promising future: Vietnamese talent has the capacity to enter the core technology arena, provided there is a strong enough push.

Ha Noi’s trade activities maintained a solid growth rate over the first 11 months of 2025, with total revenue from retail sales of goods and service continuing to expand.