A survey found that 84 percent of respondents were willing to take out a mortgage to buy a home, while 81 percent said they would only borrow if interest rates were below 9 percent a year.

As Hanoi accelerates development, foreign-invested industrial parks are expanding, research and innovation centres are emerging, and strategic infrastructure projects are being rolled out.

Manufacturing and engineering posted the strongest recruitment growth, with hiring demand surging 70% year-on-year, driven by production expansion, supply chain restructuring and sustained investment inflows in high-tech manufacturing.

Vietnam's new technology transfer rules have raised concerns that manufacturers may need additional approval to transfer Euro 5 automotive technology - even though Euro 5 vehicles remain fully legal to produce and sell.

A series of club closures by major gym operators signals a turning point for Vietnam's premium fitness market, where changing lifestyles and mounting costs are challenging traditional business models.

Customer deposits at 28 Vietnamese banks rose during the first half of 2026, with the Big Four state-owned lenders maintaining a commanding market share.

Vietnam believes the growth model that fueled four decades of success has reached its limits, prompting a broader transformation of its national development strategy.

The Gori Global Logistics Summit 2026 brought together logistics specialists, technology leaders and Vietnamese enterprises to explore practical strategies for expanding into global markets.

A Ninh Binh farmer is earning a stable income by breeding giant water bugs, an insect prized for its distinctive aroma in Vietnamese cuisine.

The demand of about 38.5 quadrillion VND of investment capital in the 2026-2030 period raises the need to open more new capital mobilization channels, reducing dependence on bank credit.

Prices of older apartment units have fallen by 5-15 percent from the end of last year. Even after accepting discounts of hundreds of millions or even billions of dong, homeowners are still struggling to find buyers.

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Meta on July 31 in Singapore to support Vietnamese businesses in digital transformation and market expansion.

Overall, strong first-half performance has prompted several international institutions, including Standard Chartered, UOB and DBS, to raise their growth forecasts for Vietnam. Standard Chartered projects GDP growth of 9.5% in 2026 and 11% in 2027.

The effective use of new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs) has enabled Vietnamese businesses to expand into new markets, strengthen their competitiveness and integrate more deeply into global value chains.

Vietnam's agro-forestry-aquatic product exports were estimated at 6.67 billion USD in July 2026, up 1.3% from the previous month and 11.9% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Vietnam's total import-export turnover reached 659.58 billion USD in the first seven months of 2026, up 28.1% year-on-year.

Vietnam's newly registered business capital soared 63.6% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2026, even as a wave of business closures underscored an accelerating shakeout across the corporate sector.

Vietnam’s push to slash conditional business sectors and lines must deliver substance, not just headline numbers, said Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man.

Vietnam will continue tax cuts, tax payment extensions and fee reductions to support people and businesses amid inflationary pressures while helping maintain macroeconomic stability, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi said.

Vietnam's foreign investment inflows accelerated sharply in the first seven months of 2026, supported by billion-dollar projects from several Asian economies.