The Vietnam International Financial Centre is taking shape as global funds begin exploring investment opportunities. A clear legal framework and strong project pipeline will be key to attracting international capital.

Hanoi is seeking to sustain its appeal to foreign investors while shifting FDI towards higher-quality projects, mainly into technology, information and communications, services, and innovation.

Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is accelerating its green and technological transition as global brands tighten sustainability and traceability requirements. The shift is key to retaining orders and moving up global value chains.

Three months after the Prime Minister issued a dispatch on May 5 calling for decisive measures to prevent and deal with intellectual property rights infringements, authorities have detected 4,562 cases showing signs of related violations.

Ho Chi Minh City is pushing for double-digit growth, targeting GRDP expansion of at least 10% in 2026. The city aims for growth of 11.07% in Q3 and 12.3% in Q4.

Vietnam’s domestic consumption continued to expand strongly in the first eight months of 2026, while tourism maintained its robust recovery momentum, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnam is looking to its night-time economy to boost tourism spending and encourage longer stays. Success will depend on distinctive products, sound planning and more flexible policies.

The Steering Committee for Price Management will meet monthly with localities to keep prices under control, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang told a meeting in Hanoi on September 4.

Vietnam’s e-commerce sector is entering a new phase, with competitive advantages no longer resting primarily on low prices or increasing order volumes, but on operational efficiency, quality, transparency and trust.

Vietnam aims to link at least half of its agricultural cooperatives with businesses or other economic organisations by 2030.

With abundant agricultural resources, localities across Vietnam have favourable conditions to expand markets through e-commerce.

Vietnam has maintained average annual GDP growth of 6.4 percent, twice the global average. To achieve its goal of becoming a high-income country, it will need new growth drivers.

More Vietnamese households are turning to rooftop solar to take greater control of their electricity supply and cut power bills. But where in Vietnam can rooftop systems generate the most electricity?

Vietnam’s state budget revenue exceeded $77 billion in the first eight months of 2026, up 16% year on year, while public investment disbursement reached more than $18.2 billion, or 46.7% of the Prime Minister’s target.

In its explanation accompanying the reviewed financial statements for the first half of 2026, Petrolimex addressed the group’s VND2.39 trillion (US$90.6 million) after-tax profit, up VND755 billion (US$28.6 million) from the same period in 2025.

Vietnam’s National Competition Commission has issued safety warnings over products recalled overseas that could affect consumers in Vietnam, including vehicles from Audi, BMW, Porsche and Ford.

The supply of new vehicles to Vietnam’s auto market remained relatively high in August. While domestic production and assembly increased, imports reversed course with a sharp decline.

Vietnam’s exports rose 22.4% in the first eight months of 2026, but a 35.3% jump in imports turned last year’s trade surplus into a $20.46 billion deficit.

Opening a gym and selling memberships once looked like a straightforward business. Rising rent, staffing costs and fierce competition are now exposing the risks behind that formula.