Manufacturers recorded a drop in new orders in April as inflationary pressures hit 15-year highs amid increased costs for fuel and oil in particular, according to the latest S&P Global’s survey.

VASEP issued recommendations after the USTR placed Vietnam on its top IP watch list.

While many family businesses in Vietnam are still struggling with succession planning, the banking sector appears to be one step ahead.

Fuel reserves must include both crude oil and refined products such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and LPG to ensure immediate supply to the market. Data-driven management can help optimize storage.

Prudential Vietnam must pay more than VND135 billion, approximately US$5.1 million, in additional corporate income tax to the state budget due to tax violations in previous years.

Behind the preliminary ruling of nearly 200 percent duties imposed by the US on Vietnamese plywood lies a test of competitiveness, resilience, and the strategic capacity of Vietnam’s wood industry in an increasingly harsh global “rules of the game”.

A sharp decline in gold prices has left many investors who bought at the peak price facing losses of tens of millions of dong in a short time. The question now is whether to cut losses or continue holding.

An official from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has expressed confidence in Vietnam’s medium-term economic outlook, describing the country as one of Southeast Asia’s most resilient economies despite mounting global uncertainties.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has issued Decision No. 21/2026/QD-TTg promulgating the list of strategic technologies and strategic technology products, set to take effect from July 1, 2026.

While many Asian markets rushed to accumulate gold, demand in Vietnam fell to the lowest level in the region. High prices and limited supply pushed investors toward gold rings instead of bullion bars.

Global gold prices surged above US$4,700 an ounce as Vietnamese buyers flocked to gold shops amid an unusually low domestic premium.

Hundreds of container trucks carrying durians have been pouring into the area around Dau Giay Bus Station in Dong Nai City in recent days, waiting for samples to be collected for export quality testing.

Vietnamese coffee exporters are stepping up efforts to penetrate Germany’s premium coffee segment through their participation in Kaffee Campus 2026, a major coffee event organised by the German Roasters Guild (Deutsche Röstergilde e.V.).

The Vietnamese Embassy in the US, in coordination with the US Department of Commerce and the SelectUSA programme, hosted the “Connect with Vietnam/SelectUSA 2026” event in Washington, D.C. on May 4.

A Vietnamese delegation has held a working session with senior US officials on the sidelines of the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston to explore opportunities for US energy investments in VN and discuss trade and investment policy issues.

A draft decree proposing temporary overseas travel suspensions for taxpayers owing from VND1 million (US$39) is stirring debate in Vietnam over whether the threshold is too low.

Vietnam’s labour market is entering an accelerated transition under digitalisation and AI. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), about 11.5 million workers - one in five - are in jobs potentially affected by GenAI.

The gold market has experienced unpredictable developments in the first four months of 2026, with prices plunging sharply after hitting a peak in late January.

Vietnam exported 95,100 tonnes of pepper in the first four months of 2026, generating US$614.4 million in revenue. Notably, the United States emerged as the largest buyer, paying the highest prices for the commodity.

A surge in Vingroup shares propels Vietnam’s richest man to an unprecedented fortune above US$35 billion.