Fluctuating fuel prices are driving people and businesses to change their habits, from reducing the use of private vehicles to switching to clean energy to save costs and adapt.

Vietnam’s tourism sector is striving to maintain growth momentum as rising fuel prices drive up travel costs, forcing businesses to adapt, restructure products and shift toward more short-haul markets.

From this April, fuel enterprises will begin expanding the sale of E10 gasoline at filling stations nationwide, gradually replacing mineral gasoline.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade confirms sufficient fuel supply through April, despite escalating geopolitical tensions impacting global energy markets.

On the domestic network, group plans to operate more than 3,800 flights, providing over 730,000 seats, up about 13.3% in the number of flights and 16% in seat capacity year-on-year.

The solid start to the year provides a foundation to achieve full-year growth target even as global uncertainties loom, including the Middle East tension.

Total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam reached 15.2 billion USD in the first quarter of 2026, up 42.9% year-on-year, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

Total export and import turnover reached 249.5 billion USD during the first quarter of 2026, up 23% from a year earlier, the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance reported on April 4.

The March index gained 2.44% from December 2025 and posted a 4.65% year-on-year hike, the highest March reading in five years.

Vietnam’s disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) reached an estimated US$5.41 billion in the first three months of 2026, up 9.1 percent year-on-year - the highest first-quarter figure recorded in the past five years.

The monetary policy will remain proactive and flexible, closely coordinated with an appropriately expansionary fiscal policy to prioritise inflation control while supporting sustainable growth.

Vietnam’s state budget revenue exceeds expectations in the first quarter, signaling steady fiscal momentum.

Double-digit growth is only feasible when institutional reform becomes the central engine, with procedures substantially cut, officials who dare to act protected, and a legal environment transparent enough for businesses to invest boldly.

Despite mounting global headwinds, particularly escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Vietnam’s exports remained resilient in the first quarter of 2026, reaching nearly 100 billion USD, up more than 17% year-on-year.

Visitors from China can shop seamlessly in Vietnam using QR codes and pay directly in their home currency through Alipay.

After four weeks of piloting weekend customs clearance, cross-border trade activity at Bac Luan II Bridge in Mong Cai has gained notable momentum, raising expectations that round-the-week clearance could soon become a permanent reality.

Hanoi’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in the first quarter of 2026 is estimated to have grown by 7.87% year-on-year, one of the highest rates in recent years, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

Vietnam’s International Financial Centre in Ho Chi Minh City (VIFC-HCMC) has advanced 11 places in the 2026 global financial centre rankings.

The move signals a strategic shift toward intelligence-led cybersecurity as threats grow more complex and borderless.

The heirs of Vietnam’s dollar billionaires are no longer operating in the shadows.