The year 2025 marked a major leap forward in Viet Nam’s comprehensive diplomatic strategy. With nearly 70 external activities conducted by key leaders, the country upgraded its diplomatic relations in a more substantive and effective manner.

Despite a series of disruptions and challenges facing global trade, Viet Nam’s import–export activities in 2025 remained a standout bright spot, providing strong momentum for economic growth as total trade turnover set a new historical record of over 920 billion USD, up by 133 billion USD from 787 billion USD in the previous year. Viet Nam officially joined the world’s top 15 economies by trade scale, ranking second in ASEAN.