Despite rising deposit interest rates, 13 Vietnamese banks reported declines in customer deposits during the first quarter of 2026, with several major lenders recording sharp outflows.

A draft amendment to Vietnam’s Electricity Law could pave the way for the recovery of nearly VND45 trillion in losses accumulated by state utility EVN during the energy crisis years.

Vietnam is stepping up measures to maintain dragon fruit exports to the European Union (EU) amid increasingly stringent food safety and pesticide residue regulations imposed by the bloc.

Counterfeit, substandard and intellectual property-infringing goods continue to threaten Vietnam’s business environment and consumer protection.

Vietnam’s aquatic product exports continued to show positive recovery signs in the first four months of 2026 and are moving towards the goal of 12 billion USD for the whole year.

As many as 70,000 tonnes of rice have so far been granted the “Low-emission Green Vietnamese Rice” label, following the first shipment of more than 400 tonnes exported by the Trung An Company to Japan in June 2025.

In the new development phase, Vietnam is shifting from mass attraction of FDI to a more selective, quality-, efficiency- and sustainability-driven investment cooperation approach, Deputy PM Nguyen Van Thang stated at a forum in Hanoi on May 13.

Vietnam Customs, in collaboration with the Global Rapid Interdiction of Dangerous Substances (GRIDS) Programme under the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), on May 13 handed over equipment to the Narcotics Targeting Centre (NTC).

Vietnam is expected to maintain its position as the world’s second-largest coffee producer and the leading supplier of robusta coffee in the 2025/26 crop year, latest data by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed.

HCM City is ramping up investment in digital infrastructure, rolling out special incentives and attracting high-tech projects in data centres, semiconductors, AI and biomedicine to build a major technology ecosystem and draw more tech firms.

Major domestic carmakers have urged authorities to retain current business conditions for the automobile industry, warning that a proposed rollback could weaken domestic manufacturing and leave the market vulnerable to cheap imports.

Ahead of schedule, several major fuel distributors have begun rolling out E10 biofuel across their retail networks and are preparing to supply the market beyond their own systems.

An 80kg shipment of dried cicada shells that sparked widespread debate on Vietnamese social media has been returned to its owner after authorities in Lang Son confirmed the goods had valid origin documents.

CMC has restructured its Technology & Solution Division as the Vietnamese tech group accelerates its AI-X strategy for the 2026-2030 period.

A major agricultural processing factory in Tay Ninh connected to the Van Thinh Phat case is set to go under the hammer as banks continue efforts to recover debts.

Duc Giang Chemicals is facing one of the most turbulent periods in its history, with legal troubles, stock declines and leadership changes hitting the company simultaneously.

Immediately after the US placed Vietnam on the "Priority Foreign Country" (PFC) list, the Prime Minister launched a nationwide campaign against Intellectual Property infringement.

The next 10 years should be seen as the decade of transformation: from OEM to ODM and OBM, meaning mastering design and brand, said Vifores Secretary Ngo Sy Hoai about the path for Vietnamese woodwork enterprises.

Vietnam updated new points in its state management of the origin of goods at the regular meeting of the Committee on Rules of Origin under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 12.