Entering February 2026, automakers have rolled out incentives and deep discounts to close sales before the market enters the long Lunar New Year holiday.

Vietnam Airlines announced on February 9 that it will launch a nonstop service between Hanoi and Amsterdam of the Netherlands from June 2026, marking Vietnam’s first direct air route to the European nation.

Statistics from the Vietnam Maritime and Waterways Administration showed that the number of seagoing vessel calls through Vietnam’s seaport system reached 134,600 last year, up 32% year-on-year.

Vietnam is ramping up efforts to make its seaport system more eco-friendly, as part of a wider maritime development plan and its pledge to reach net-zero emissions.

The State Bank of Vietnam has been instructed to urgently complete its report on proposed solutions to attract foreign currency and gold reserves held by the public.

Resolution 79 redefines how the state should guide development, shifting from doing for the market to empowering it through strategic leadership.

Vietnam is revising its national energy master plan for 2021–30, with a vision to 2050, to meet higher growth targets and adapt to planning changes and rapid technological advances.

Vietnam has officially been recognised by the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) as a producer of Fine Flavour Cocoa (FFC), becoming the second Asian country to receive this prestigious status.

Vietnam’s publishing industry is set for a major transformation in 2026, underpinned by increased investment in infrastructure, human resources and the application of science and technology, with digital publishing expected to play a central role.

Vietnam’s export–import activities are facing both heightened expectations and structural challenges as the country enters a new development phase marked by ambitious growth targets and an increasingly volatile global environment.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 8 signed Official Dispatch No. 12/CD-TTg outlining key tasks and solutions for the management of monetary and fiscal policies in 2026.

Nearly 24,200 new businesses were established nationwide in January, surging 40.9% from December and 126.8% year on year, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

The Hanoi People’s Court on February 4 handed down sentences to 11 defendants in a case which occurred in Lao Cai Province and involved Vietnam Gold Investment and Trading JSC

Vietnam’s auto industry shifted into high gear in January, with over 56,000 domestically assembled vehicles rolling off production lines - marking the highest monthly output ever recorded.

Targeting double-digit growth in 2026, Vietnam looks to its Asian peers for reform-driven strategies centered on productivity.

In January 2026 alone, Vietnam exported a single agricultural commodity that generated nearly $1 billion in revenue, marking a sharp increase compared with the same period in 2025.

Entering February 2026, car brands across Vietnam have simultaneously launched a wave of incentives and deep discounts, aiming to finalize sales before the market slows during the extended Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui Hoang Phuong said when domestic companies participate in the supply chain from design to production to packaging, Vietnam will gradually be able to lay the foundation to master semiconductor technology.

From a handwritten plea by Doan Nguyen Duc, or Boss Duc, chair of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group to vast banana fields stretching across Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos, billionaire Tran Ba Duong is experimenting with a new approach to agriculture.