New Chinese approvals promise greater opportunities for Dak Lak durian growers, but officials are warning that Vietnam’s booming production must now focus on quality.

Target, Walmart and other major US retailers are set to come to Vietnam with extensive product-sourcing lists, opening new opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to secure export orders and join global supply chains.

More than a month after scores of diamond retailers in Ho Chi Minh City shut their doors amid a liquidity crisis, many remain closed. A handful have reopened, but customers are scarce and trading remains subdued.

With its large business base, HCM City has significant demand for emission allowances and carbon credits, while further improvements are needed in regulatory mechanisms, data systems and verification capacity to facilitate business participation.

Hanoi now has a foundation to gradually develop a “silver economy” in a humane and sustainable manner, meeting the needs of an ageing society and effectively harnessing local endogenous resources.

Hung Yen is courting Vietnamese firms in Europe and Czech companies for capital, technology, management expertise and export market access as it seeks deeper economic ties, heard an investment networking seminar in Prague on August 19.

Despite bananas and durians already generating trillions of dong in annual profits, Doan Nguyen Duc, widely known as Bau Duc, says Arabica coffee will become HGI’s largest crop and reshape the company’s revenue structure within the next two years.

VETC and Viettel Money have halted controversial monthly charges linked to electronic toll payments after drivers questioned why they should pay recurring fees even when their vehicles did not use toll roads.

Despite being one of the world’s leading rice exporters, Vietnam imported about US$800 million worth of rice in the first seven months of 2026, mainly for food processing and to balance supplies.

Vietnam’s pangasius exports reached US$1.3 billion in seven months as surging sales to China helped offset mounting tariff pressure in the US.

After four decades of Doi Moi (renewal), Vietnam is seeking to shift its growth model away from capital, natural resources and low-cost labour towards productivity, technology and innovation.

Vietnam aims to attract around 750,000 international medical tourists from 2026-2030 and become one of Southeast Asia’s leading medical tourism destinations under a draft scheme being prepared by the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam has overtaken Thailand to become Southeast Asia's second-largest commercial aviation market by available seats in August, according to OAG, a global provider of aviation data and analytics.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam has stressed the need to develop a modern and comprehensive infrastructure system as Vietnam works towards becoming a country with modernity-oriented industry.

Vietnam’s ST25 rice is now available across Germany’s Selgros wholesale supermarket chain, opening a new direct channel to European consumers.

Vietnam’s tax authority is speeding up VAT refunds, targeting a 90% pre-inspection refund rate by end-2026 and 95% in the first quarter of 2027, up from 70%.

Nearly 17 years since the launch of the “Vietnamese people prioritise Vietnamese goods” campaign, the position of Vietnamese products in the domestic market has improved significantly.

The US remains a promising market for Vietnamese products, but tighter requirements on origin, quality and compliance are pushing exporters to target niches, build brands and take greater control of their products.

Hai Phong topped Vietnam's FTA Index 2025, becoming the only locality nationwide to receive the highest rating of 'very good' for the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on August 18.

Individuals who own only a few land plots but lack sufficient capital to build houses should not be treated the same as those holding dozens of plots for years just waiting for prices to rise.