Rising costs and luxury bias put homeownership beyond reach for most city residents.

Output, sales, and exports all rise as domestic demand strengthens and export tax cuts take effect.

Thailand’s SCG plans to bring Vietnam’s Long Son plant back online this month, citing improved oil market conditions.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets Japanese corporate leaders to boost trade and investment.

The first half of 2025 saw the “Big 4” banks retain their dominance in lending, while private lenders NCB and VPBank posted the fastest growth.

This year, retail sales and consumer service revenue are expected to grow 10.5–12%, contributing to an overall economic growth target of 8.3–8.5%.

Large-scale projects invested by Korean investors in strategic sectors such as semiconductors and energy are poised to give a strong boost to foreign direct investment inflows into VN.

To meet the ambitious annual target of 47–48 billion USD, the sector must now achieve monthly exports of over 4 billion USD during the remaining months of the year.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Ho Chi Minh City rebounded strongly in the first seven months of 2025, reaching nearly 6.2 billion USD, up 45.67% year-on-year after a slowdown last year.

In recent years, both former Da Nang city and Quang Nam province ranked among Vietnam’s top tourist destinations thanks to distinctive tourism products.

Vietnam is now Japan’s third-largest banana supplier, behind only the Philippines and Ecuador.

The real estate market in 2025 is no longer a matter of “eating or being eaten” but one of strategic cooperation to grow together, experts stressed

Vietnam and Indonesia are targeting two-way trade of 18 billion USD by 2028, heard the Indonesia-VN food security cooperation forum hosted by the Indonesian Consulate General and the VN Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s HCM City branch on August 11.

In the first seven months of this year, retail sales of goods were estimated at approximately 3.05 quadrillion VND, accounting for 76.4% of the total revenue and rising by 7.8% compared to the same period last year.

The recent administrative merger offers a unique opportunity to establish a unified and synchronised logistics system, turning the Southeastern Key Economic Region into a high-performing hub for trade, investment, and marine economy.

Demand for durians in the Chinese market is surging, prompting growing interest among importers in seeking supply from Vietnam.

Experts warned that excessive capital concentration in high-risk sectors like real estate and securities, risks of imbalances and non-performing loans could increase.

Vietnam’s state budget revenue from import-export activities reached over 261.37 trillion ($9.97bil) in the first seven months of 2025, equivalent to 63.6% of the annual estimate and 55.6% of the targeted goal, the Department of Customs reported.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to develop a roadmap to pilot the removal of the credit growth quota regulation from 2026.

Experts say credit growth in real estate is under control, but some warn of long-term economic risks if lending continues to rise sharply.