More Vietnamese households are turning to rooftop solar to take greater control of their electricity supply and cut power bills. But where in Vietnam can rooftop systems generate the most electricity?

Vietnam’s state budget revenue exceeded $77 billion in the first eight months of 2026, up 16% year on year, while public investment disbursement reached more than $18.2 billion, or 46.7% of the Prime Minister’s target.

Vietnam’s National Competition Commission has issued safety warnings over products recalled overseas that could affect consumers in Vietnam, including vehicles from Audi, BMW, Porsche and Ford.

In its explanation accompanying the reviewed financial statements for the first half of 2026, Petrolimex addressed the group’s VND2.39 trillion (US$90.6 million) after-tax profit, up VND755 billion (US$28.6 million) from the same period in 2025.

The supply of new vehicles to Vietnam’s auto market remained relatively high in August. While domestic production and assembly increased, imports reversed course with a sharp decline.

Vietnam has strengthened its position in China’s massive seafood market, becoming the largest lobster supplier while maintaining a dominant share of the country’s imported pangasius.

Opening a gym and selling memberships once looked like a straightforward business. Rising rent, staffing costs and fierce competition are now exposing the risks behind that formula.

Four decades after launching Doi Moi, Vietnam has moved from shortages and a closed, centrally planned economy to deeper global integration and a growing role in international supply chains.

Vietnam earned $1.1 billion from pepper exports in seven months, while its share of the US import market soared above 80%, leaving major competitors far behind.

Vietnam’s durian industry has seen a succession of positive developments from major markets, and output is projected to surge to 2.08 million tonnes.

From an economy barely one-eighth the size of the Philippines in 1990, Vietnam has surged ahead of its regional peer, moved closer to Thailand and narrowed its income gap with Indonesia. Yet the journey toward high-income status remains challenging.

Vietnam’s exports rose 22.4% in the first eight months of 2026, but a 35.3% jump in imports turned last year’s trade surplus into a $20.46 billion deficit.

Vietnamese manufacturers continued to turn out a high volume of new motorbikes in August despite a month-on-month decline, bringing domestic production in the first eight months of the year to nearly 2.8 million units.

Vietnam’s largest state-owned budget contributors are dominated by energy and resources companies, with Viettel emerging as the only technology player in the top 10.

Vietnam’s consumer price index rose 0.47% in August from the previous month, driven largely by a sharp increase in fuel prices, while average CPI for the first eight months of the year climbed 4.45%.

Samsung’s four major Vietnam plants generated more than $2.3 billion in profit in the first half of 2026, marking a dramatic turnaround as the global AI boom drives chip demand.

Vietnam is seeking to move beyond a growth model built on cheap labor, capital and natural resources as it charts a path toward high-income status by 2045.

Home mortgage interest rates at many banks have exceeded 10 percent per year, while some loans have reached 12 to 13 percent per year.

By the end of the second quarter of 2026, the combined charter capital of 30 Vietnamese commercial banks surpassed VND1 quadrillion for the first time, reaching about $38.2 billion, up roughly $675 million, or 1.8%, from the beginning of the year.

Hyundai and KIA were once among the most favored auto brands in Vietnam, celebrated for eye-catching designs, rich equipment lists, and competitive pricing. However, several models that were once market "stars" are steadily losing their appeal.