Vietnam is focusing on promoting the collective economy and the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme during 2026–2030.

The Ministry of Construction said at a July 7 conference that it is stepping up efforts to expand social and rental housing in the second half of this year to improve housing affordability and support a more stable property market.

Vietnam spent about 3.16 trillion VND (more than 121.5 million USD) on diamond imports in the first six months of 2026, with imports from India accounting for more than half of the total value.

Vietnam is projected to remain the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia, with the ADB maintaining its growth forecasts of 7.2% for 2026 and 7.0% for 2027 in its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) July 2026 released on July 8.

Instead of concentrating mainly on attracting foreign capital, Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW emphasises building a foreign-invested sector that is closely integrated with the domestic sector to create new growth drivers for the country.

Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has sharply raised its forecast for Vietnam's 2026 GDP growth to 8.5%, more than reversing the previous downgrade to 7%.

Long An International Port in Tay Ninh has become the first Vietnamese enterprise to receive the “Smart Green Port Company of the Year 2026” award from Frost & Sullivan under its Asia-Pacific Best Practices Awards 2026.

More than US$49 million flowed into PNJ shares as investors rushed to buy after a sharp sell-off triggered by a criminal investigation involving a former executive.

Vietnamese businesses are calling for faster reforms, warning that labor shortages and policy implementation bottlenecks must be resolved if the country is to achieve sustained double-digit economic growth.

The number of new motorcycles rolling off production lines in Vietnam remained at a high level in June, pushing the country's total domestic motorcycle output in the first half of 2026 to a record of nearly 2.1 million units.

Da Nang is removing long-standing investment bottlenecks while building new growth engines as it pursues annual economic growth of at least 11% through 2030.

Leaving his business in the city, Nguyen Van Hung returned to his hometown to build a civet farm, generating annual revenue of several billion dong from breeding stock and rare color variants.

Hanoi and HCMC are moving forward with rental housing projects in an effort to create an additional path to housing security alongside the traditional homeownership model.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) has selected Vietnam as a strategic hub for expanding its logistics, distribution and supply chain network for Korean food (K-Food) across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association, in partnership with Shanghai Maiji IT company, is organising a roadshow of the VN Amazing Cup 2026 in China to introduce the competition's Top 10 Arabica & Top 10 Robusta coffee products to international buyers.

The biggest bottleneck facing Vietnam's tourism and resort real estate market is no longer legal uncertainty but investor confidence, particularly regarding timeshares and profit-sharing at resort projects.

Resolution 10 on the development of foreign-invested economic sector, recently promulgated by the Politburo, sets a highly ambitious target: attracting $200–300 billion in FDI capital in 2026–2030.

Vietnamese trade representatives around the world issued warnings and practical advice at a hybrid trade promotion conference in Hanoi on July 7, urging firms to move fast to keep export momentum alive.

Chief of the ministry's Office Lam Van Hoang said at a conference on July 7 that 219 km of national highways were built and another 212 km were upgraded in the first six months.

Vietnam currently has around 3.4 million exemplary farming households. However, becoming an entrepreneur requires more than production expertise.