Vietnam’s durian industry is gaining momentum in two of Asia’s biggest markets as output surges to 2.08 million tons, raising the prospect of overtaking Thailand as the world’s top exporter.

Hanoi households could receive subsidies for rooftop solar and batteries, while national regulators are considering a new approach to solar power pricing that better reflects local conditions.

Vietnam's durian production is expected to soar to 2.08 million tonnes this year, prompting authorities to warn of a potential supply glut and falling prices for the country's billion-dollar fruit.

Professor Carl Thayer has outlined three strategic priorities and four dual-use tactics for Vietnam's maritime future, ranging from offshore wind platforms serving as radar networks to high-tech digital ports,

FTSE Russell has named 27 Vietnamese stocks for inclusion in the FTSE Global All Cap. Passive inflows could reach $1.5 billion, but the benefits are likely to be highly uneven across individual stocks.

By investing hundreds of billions of dong to install rooftop solar systems, numerous enterprises in Hai Phong have secured clean energy sources to "green" their manufacturing while significantly reducing monthly electricity bills.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment aims to provide 100% of eligible administrative procedures as fully online public services and issue all administrative procedure results electronically by 2027.

Vietnam is seeking a balance between tighter business regulation and stronger growth incentives, with household businesses at the center of proposed tax reforms.

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports are accelerating, with shipments topping $1 billion for a second consecutive month as the country’s booming durian trade heads toward a potential $4 billion year.

A number of concentrated social housing zones ranging from tens of hectares to over 150 hectares each has been included in Hanoi's master plan.

Vietnam imported 148,696 cars worth $3.46 billion in the first seven months of 2026, with Indonesia leading by volume and China by value.

At the ASEAN Law Forum 2026 in Hanoi, CMC OpenAI introduced V-LegalBench, a benchmark for evaluating Vietnamese legal reasoning, alongside CLEX, a legal AI assistant built on the company's proprietary core technology.

Vietnam's National Competition Commission has stepped in following consumer complaints about Bamboo Airways ticket refunds after flight cancellations.

Vietnam's new state capital restructuring framework could bring billions of dollars' worth of corporate stakes to the stock market, creating fresh opportunities for domestic and foreign investors.

Target, Walmart and other major US retailers are set to come to Vietnam with extensive product-sourcing lists, opening new opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to secure export orders and join global supply chains.

With its large business base, HCM City has significant demand for emission allowances and carbon credits, while further improvements are needed in regulatory mechanisms, data systems and verification capacity to facilitate business participation.

Hanoi now has a foundation to gradually develop a “silver economy” in a humane and sustainable manner, meeting the needs of an ageing society and effectively harnessing local endogenous resources.

Hung Yen is courting Vietnamese firms in Europe and Czech companies for capital, technology, management expertise and export market access as it seeks deeper economic ties, heard an investment networking seminar in Prague on August 19.

Despite bananas and durians already generating trillions of dong in annual profits, Doan Nguyen Duc, widely known as Bau Duc, says Arabica coffee will become HGI’s largest crop and reshape the company’s revenue structure within the next two years.