Once fully occupied every evening, a growing number of large gaming cafés in Hanoi have closed or suspended operations. The sector is under mounting pressure from tighter regulations, rising operating costs and changing gaming habits.

After four decades of Doi Moi (renewal), Vietnam is seeking to shift its growth model away from capital, natural resources and low-cost labour towards productivity, technology and innovation.

Vietnam aims to attract around 750,000 international medical tourists from 2026-2030 and become one of Southeast Asia’s leading medical tourism destinations under a draft scheme being prepared by the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam has overtaken Thailand to become Southeast Asia's second-largest commercial aviation market by available seats in August, according to OAG, a global provider of aviation data and analytics.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam has stressed the need to develop a modern and comprehensive infrastructure system as Vietnam works towards becoming a country with modernity-oriented industry.

Vietnam’s ST25 rice is now available across Germany’s Selgros wholesale supermarket chain, opening a new direct channel to European consumers.

Vietnam’s tax authority is speeding up VAT refunds, targeting a 90% pre-inspection refund rate by end-2026 and 95% in the first quarter of 2027, up from 70%.

Nearly 17 years since the launch of the “Vietnamese people prioritise Vietnamese goods” campaign, the position of Vietnamese products in the domestic market has improved significantly.

The US remains a promising market for Vietnamese products, but tighter requirements on origin, quality and compliance are pushing exporters to target niches, build brands and take greater control of their products.

Hai Phong topped Vietnam's FTA Index 2025, becoming the only locality nationwide to receive the highest rating of 'very good' for the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on August 18.

Individuals who own only a few land plots but lack sufficient capital to build houses should not be treated the same as those holding dozens of plots for years just waiting for prices to rise.

With around 1 million businesses in Vietnam, 98% of them small and medium-sized enterprises, the proposed Law on SME Development is, in practical terms, a law for the development of Vietnam's private business sector.

Vietnam earned nearly $987 million from durian exports to China in six months, but fast-growing competition from Cambodia and Malaysia is intensifying.

Once struggling on hillside farms, Raglai families in Khanh Hoa took loans and switched to durian. Their gamble is now delivering harvests worth hundreds of millions of dong.

The proposed 30 percent tax reduction will directly assist household businesses, individual traders, and eligible enterprises, but the current VND10-billion revenue ceiling remains low and should be raised to VND50 billion, according to experts.

As Vietnam's apartment market cools, investors who once relied on financial leverage are increasingly looking to cash out and recover their capital.

Vietnam will require substantial investment in infrastructure, technology, digital transformation, green transition and innovation to achieve double-digit GDP growth and sustain it for consecutive years.

The Southeast region is accelerating the shift towards green and smart industrial parks, seeing the transformation as a key lever to boost competitiveness, attract high-quality investment and secure sustainable growth.

As Vietnam is increasingly regarded by European companies as a manufacturing base and supply-chain hub, establishing production facilities could offer Thai businesses an additional route to the European market.

The VN International Financial Centre on August 17 unveiled an online system for registering and recognising members for 2026-2027, marking a step toward digitalising administrative procedures and improving services for investors and businesses.