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%.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam's spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, expressed her hope that the RoK will share its experience and work with Vietnam to foster closer collaboration in cultural industry.

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.

The signed documents include a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on scientific and technological cooperation, an MoU on copyright and related rights cooperation, and another on strengthening collaboration in renewable energy.

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.

The leaders noted that the two sides had agreed to turn scientific and technological cooperation into a pillar and a new highlight of bilateral relations.

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

Regarding the East Sea issue, Vietnam reaffirmed its consistent stance of solving all disputes through peaceful means, in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

After three days of competition, the second stage of the Southeast Asian Women's Volleyball League (SEA V. League) 2025 wrapped up in Ninh Binh province on August 10 with a thrilling Vietnam–Thailand finale.

In the first seven months of 2025, Quang Ninh welcomed over 14.6 million tourists, including more than 2.6 million international visitors.

The supervision team urged the Government to promptly issue a national human resources development strategy until 2030, with a vision to 2050, and ensure sufficient funding for strategy implementation.

Party General Secretary To Lam visited Yonsei University, one of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s oldest and most prestigious institutions, and delivered a keynote speech, as part of his ongoing state visit to the Republic of Korea on August 11.

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.

Party General Secretary To Lam’s spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, met with representatives of Vietnamese brides living in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, on August 10.

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 “Golden Star Women Warriors” topped Group B with three wins over Hong Kong (China), Singapore, and Kyrgyzstan, netting 14 goals without conceding.

President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung highlighted his country's readiness to accompany Vietnam on the latter's next stages of development during talks with General Secretary To Lam in Seoul on August 11.