An overseas investment certificate issued in under two weeks has delighted one Vietnamese business group, highlighting both progress in regulatory reform and the hurdles that remain.

QR payments in Vietnam by visitors from Thailand, Laos and Cambodia rose eightfold in the first eight months of 2026, while their total value increased sixfold from a year earlier.

Hanoi is shifting towards targeted investment promotion to attract multinational corporations that can lead high-tech supply chains.

VN-EU trade continued to grow strongly in the first seven months of 2026 despite sluggish European economic growth, but Vietnamese exporters are facing tougher requirements on the environment, quality, packaging, e-commerce and product traceability.

Stavian Digital Park (SDP), a large-scale specialised digital technology park dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, is set to be developed in HCM City.

Brazil is emerging as a key market for Vietnamese tilapia with import value surging sharply by more than 222 times to US$44 million in the first eight months of the year.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is increasingly becoming more than a market for goods.

The National Technology Innovation Foundation (NATIF) is preparing a funding programme, as it seeks to accelerate AI adoption among businesses and expand opportunities for domestic AI solution providers.

As the country enters a new development phase with greater demands for stronger marine-economy growth, institutional bottlenecks have emerged and need to be addressed.

The agricultural sector aims to earn 18 billion USD from exports of agro-forestry-fishery products in the final three months of 2026, requiring monthly shipments of nearly 6 billion USD to achieve the annual target of at least 74 billion USD.

The US Trade and Development Agency will fund a feasibility study for Stavian Digital Park, a planned AI data center campus in Ho Chi Minh City targeting major cloud and technology companies.

A nationwide retail network and decades of brand building give Vietnamese jeweler PNJ a foundation for recovery. But a projected $240 million loss has made restoring confidence its biggest challenge.

China’s appetite for durian helped lift Vietnam’s exports to nearly $2 billion in the first eight months of 2026, while Thailand is weighing a levy on its own shipments as competition grows.

A workplace survey presented in Hanoi found 28.7% of respondents were considering leaving their jobs or finding other work, as experts called for employee mental health to inform everyday management decisions.

Despite strong demand for social housing, 92 percent of surveyed people who want to buy such homes have never submitted an application, mainly because they are deterred by concerns over complicated procedures and low chances of approval.

Foreign investment powers Vietnam’s exports, but domestic firms still supply mainly low-value products. An economist says deeper supply-chain ties will require changes in policy and business capabilities.

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports have topped $1 billion for a third consecutive month, with strong Chinese demand for durian continuing to power the sector’s growth.

The Vietnam Association of SMEs has proposed piloting a dedicated digital bank for SMEs and household businesses, considering it a new approach to addressing a fundamental portion of existing constraints in credit initiation for this sector.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) held a workshop on offshore wind development in Hamburg on September 24.

Vietnam-Malaysia trade is on track to top 18 billion USD in 2026, putting the 20-billion-USD milestone within reach as both sides seek to unlock new export opportunities, particularly in the Halal market.