Viet Nam’s industrial production in the second quarter of 2025 continued to grow, with the Industrial Index of Production (IIP) estimated to rise by 10.3% year-on-year, including a 12.3% increase in the processing and manufacturing sector, according to the latest report from the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.
Foreign investors registered a total of 21.5 billion USD in investments in Viet Nam during the first half of 2025, up 32.6% year-on-year, the Ministry of Finance's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) revealed in its latest report.
The newly merged HCM City, comprising the former city and the provinces of Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, posted the estimated GRDP growth of 6.56% (including crude oil) and 7.49% (excluding crude oil) in the first half of 2025.
A new report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reveals that geopolitical tensions and trade wars have caused global foreign direct investment (FDI) to decline for the second consecutive year in 2024. Meanwhile, the global trade landscape for 2025 is projected to be marked by even darker shades.
According to the Can Tho Master Plan for the 2021–2030 period, with a vision to 2050, as approved by the prime minister, Can Tho City will vigorously develop industrial parks, considering them a key driving force for economic growth.
The Vietnamese Government has been closely following the reality and consulting the experiences from other countries on the implementation of the global minimum tax to soon make appropriate policies, towards creating opportunities for foreign enterprises to operate smoothly and make greater contributions to Vietnam without affecting the interests of investors.
Lianhe Zaobao newspaper in Hong Kong (China) has run an article analysing Vietnam’s advantages that make the country the third pillar of the "golden triangle of startups" in Southeast Asia, together with Indonesia and Singapore.
Ensuring a fair, transparent and efficient international trading system is crucial in a global “playground”, stated President Nguyen Xuan Phuc while highlighting major requirements/characteristics of trade and investment activities in the new period.
Vietnam advocates switching from attracting FDI to cooperating with foreign investors in the spirit of equality for mutual benefits and development, with priority given to hi-tech and eco-friendly projects, said President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a high-level seminar with the US-APEC Business Alliance for Competitive SMEs in Bangkok on November 17.
A report on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)’s impacts on the shaping of supply chains in Vietnam was released by the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Vietnam on November 10.
Processing - manufacturing and real estate are the biggest magnets for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of 2022, statistics showed.
The disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first eight months of this year is estimated to have reached 12.8 billion USD, up 10.5% over the same period last year and marking the highest level in the past five years.
Formerly known as Quang Binh, the province now named Quang Tri is not only famous as the “kingdom of caves” and a land of turquoise seas and white sand, but also home to numerous pristine and refreshingly cool streams, as well as magnificent waterfalls. These captivating destinations are attracting increasing numbers of visitors to Quang Binh this summer.