Gia Lai covers more than 2.15 million hectares, including nearly 988,000 hectares of forest land. Of this, over 692,700 hectares are natural forests and more than 295,100 hectares are planted forests.

Vietnam's automobile sector underwent a key shift in 2025, with recovering consumer spending, robust electric vehicle (EV) demand and surging imports, especially from China, reshaping the industry.

The resolution provides the key legal framework for advancing the Cai Mep Ha Free Trade Zone (FTZ), attracting strategic investors and supporting economic expansion across the southern key economic region.

More than 5.3 billion USD in new and additional investment was channelled into Ho Chi Minh City’s export processing and industrial zones in 2025, up 0.37% year-on-year and exceeding the annual target by 17.5%.

Vietnam’s corporate bond market continued its recovery in 2025 with issuance estimated to total 575.4 trillion VND (21.8 billion USD), up 11.3% over 2024, according to the Vietnam Bond Market Association.

Ho Chi Minh City raked in 2.63 trillion VND (nearly 100 million USD) from tourism activities during the New Year holiday from January 1 to 4, the municipal Department of Tourism has reported.

Vietnam’s auto and motorbike industry underwent a remarkable transformation in 2025, driven by policy reform, electrification, and intensified market competition.

Resolution 68-NQ/TW, issued in 2025 by Vietnam’s Politburo, has placed the private sector in its rightful position within the nation’s development structure.

Vietnam’s rapid expansion of its expressway network, reaching over 3,000km by 2025, marks a historic turning point in national infrastructure development.

Vietnam is entering a new chapter in tax administration as it abolishes the lump-sum tax regime for household businesses.

A sprawling urban development project in northwest Da Nang, once valued at over VND 4,400 billion, is now a ghost town of unfinished villas and overgrown lots.

Efforts to address legal bottlenecks related to projects and land, in line with Politburo Conclusion No77 and National Assembly Resolution No170/2024, have initially yielded results

In 2025, gold prices in Vietnam surged at an unprecedented pace, rising by over 81% and igniting mass buying frenzies.

With the VN-Index near 1,800 points, Vietnam emerged as one of the world’s top-performing markets in 2025.

In 2025, global markets saw precious metals skyrocket as inflation cooled unevenly and systemic risks escalated.

Experts say that requiring e-invoices for business households with revenue of VND1 billion or more is reasonable, and that a VND3 billion threshold will lead to negative consequences.

2025 marked a major milestone for Vietnam’s tourism industry: for the first time, international arrivals surpassed 20 million, cementing the country’s position as a regional travel powerhouse.

As 2025 comes to a close, Vietnam finds itself in a moment of cautious optimism - celebrating remarkable economic gains while confronting the need for deeper, more sustainable reforms.

Despite a year riddled with challenges, Vietnam’s agriculture sector defied global and domestic odds to close 2025 with a historic export value of $70 billion, far exceeding the $65 billion target set earlier in the year.

A major airport upgrade is expected to transform the island into a sustainable luxury destination.