The right to housing is a fundamental right of citizens, and housing is an essential need of every person. Housing development is an important pillar of social welfare policy, while also serving as a driving force for economic growth, labor market stability, and sustainable socio-economic development, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
Vietnam's GDP growth reached 8.02% in 2025, a result that effectively dispelled skepticism from critics reluctant to acknowledge Vietnam’s progress.
Under the MoU, the two sides agreed to bolster economic development by forming and enhancing sustainable partnerships, with a focus on trade, industry, investment, technology, and human resources training.
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,129 VND/USD on January 13, unchanged from January 12.
HDBank has successfully completed its 100 million USD international green bond initiative in 2025 with the issuance of a second tranche worth 50 million USD to the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) and British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor.
Visitors to Thailand Week 2026 will be able to enjoy a variety of attractive promotional programmes, lively trade promotion activities and daily lucky draws offering numerous quality Thai products.
Industrial projects accounted for the bulk of new investment, with six projects worth nearly 19.8 trillion VND.
Sustaining broad-based consultations and listening to views from all walks of life, particularly those directly creating value, will be key to Vietnam’s even greater success, said an official of Germany’s Left Party.
Operated exclusively by AirAsia, the new route is aimed at strengthening tourism connectivity across Southeast Asia.
The Germany-based international media group specialising in economic, financial and political coverage of emerging markets IntelliNews on January 11 published its annual Vietnam Outlook report 2026, highlighting prospects for economic growth and what problems lie in store.
Permanent Deputy PM Nguyen Hoa Binh noted that as Singapore is a seasoned player in this field, the delegation wishes to learn its experience to support Vietnam’s IFC development.
Addressing the first meeting of the National Steering Committee on Data linked virtually with all 34 cities and provinces nationwide, PM Pham Minh Chinh, who is also head of the committee, stressed that the Party’s policies and guidelines and the State’s laws have long articulated a strategic vision for data development. He cited Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW and the recently enacted Law on Data, both of which designate data as a “new means of production” and a strategic resource that must be transformed into high-value assets.
In 2026, monetary policy will continue to be implemented in a proactive, flexible, timely and effective manner to help stabilise the macroeconomy, keep inflation under control, support economic growth and advance the restructuring of banks under compulsory transfer.
The closer coordination between the Vietnamese Business and Entrepreneurs Association in the UK (VBUK) and the Vietnam Business Association in Belgium (VBAB) would help enhance the standing of the Vietnamese business community in Europe.
Despite a volatile global environment, Vietnam recorded solid gains in 2025. With flexible and proactive policies under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Government, all 15 key socio-economic targets were met or exceeded, while GDP expanded by about 8.02%, surpassing expectations.
In 2025, Da Nang implemented targeted promotion campaigns to attract Muslim travellers from Indonesia, Malaysia, CIS countries and the Middle East, welcoming more than 617,000 visitors from these markets, supported by newly opened direct and charter air routes.
The CIS region, which includes Eastern Europe and Central Asia, has potential for gaming developers from Vietnam as this market displays user behaviour patterns that are highly favourable for mobile gaming growth, particularly around major holiday periods.
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,385 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,873 VND/USD.
As the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, financial and banking scams in Vietnam are showing a sharp upward trend, prompting banks and law enforcement agencies to issue repeated warnings.
Vietnam exported more than 8.06 million tonnes of rice in 2025, earning over 4.1 billion USD.
