As of 30 June 2025, total foreign investment - including newly registered capital, adjusted capital, and capital contributions/share purchases - reached 21.52 billion USD, up 32.6% year-on-year. Out of 72 countries and territories with newly licensed projects, Singapore led the way with 2.41 billion USD, accounting for 25.9% of newly registered capital.
Newly registered capital accounted for nearly 9.3 billion USD across 1,988 new projects. Meanwhile, adjusted capital reached approximately 8.95 billion USD through 826 existing projects and investment via capital contributions and share purchases totalled nearly 3.3 billion USD.
The Ministry of Finance is drafting policies to establish specialised AI and smart industrial parks to raise the technological profile of FDI projects and create spillover effects for local businesses.
The analysis from an investment perspective shows that the economy’s growth has been heavily capital‑driven, yet efficiency remains low as reflected by Vietnam’s Incremental Capital-Output Ratio (ICOR) being significantly higher than global and regional averages. This underscores the imperative to enhance capital‑use efficiency.
According to a report released by the Ministry of Construction, Vietnam’s corporate bond market, particularly in the real estate sector, experienced notable fluctuations in Q1.
Vietnam secured nearly 13.82 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first four months of 2025, marking a year-on-year surge of 39.9%, according to the Ministry of Finance’s Foreign Investment Agency.
Vietnam and Indonesia established diplomatic relations on December 30, 1955. Over the past 70 years, the traditional friendship, nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh and President Sukarno and strengthened by successive generations, has recorded strong growth across political, economic, defence and people-to-people exchanges.
The “new-style rural area building” emulation movement for the 2021–2025 period delivered key achievements nationwide, contributing to a fundamental transformation of rural landscapes, improved living standards, and progress in agricultural restructuring, rural economic development aligned with urbanisation, environmental protection, and the preservation of traditional cultural values.
International arrivals to Vietnam reached 19.15 million in January–November 2025, up 20.9% year-on-year. In November alone, the country welcomed nearly 1.98 million visitors – the highest monthly figure ever recorded.
The U.S. imposition of reciprocal tariffs, the Thailand–Cambodia border conflict, and the race in artificial intelligence are among the 10 prominent international events of 2025 selected by the Vietnam News Agency.
As 2025 draws to a close, the Vietnam News Agency has selected the 10 most prominent domestic events of the year, reflecting major political, economic, social and cultural milestones.
In the first 11 months of 2025, Vietnam’s total import–export turnover reached 839.75 billion USD, up 17.2% compared to the same period last year, with exports rising 16.1% and imports increasing 18.4%.
Following restructuring and streamlining under Resolution No. 18/NQ-TW, Vietnam now has 778 press agencies, of which 177 have carried out assessments of their level of digital transformation maturity in journalism.
Hanoi has been recognised by UNESCO as a member of the Global Learning Cities Network in recognition of its strong efforts to build a comprehensive learning society, where all citizens have opportunities for lifelong learning.
The Vietnamese sports delegation concluded the 33rd SEA Games with an impressive haul of 87 gold medals, 81 silver medals, and 110 bronze medals, finishing third overall in the medal standings.
On December 9, 2025, in India, the 20th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO adopted a decision inscribing Dong Ho folk painting craft on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
The impressive string of achievements across multiple SEA Games not only affirms her elite athletic caliber but has also made Nguyen Thi Oanh a symbol of perseverance, dedication, and pride for Vietnamese sport.
In 2025, Viet Nam fielded seven teams at international and regional Olympiad competitions, with 37 students competing and all winning medals, including 13 golds, 16 silvers and eight bronzes—an increase of one gold and one silver compared with 2024.
In the first 11 months of this year, eight export items each posted turnover of more than 10 billion USD, accounting for 70.3% of the country’s total export value. Electronics, computers and components led the list with 96.9 billion USD, followed by machinery and equipment at nearly 53.4 billion USD, and mobile phones and components at over 52.6 billion USD.
As of December 9, 2025, Vietnam has 17 intangible cultural heritage elements recognised by UNESCO. Among them, the Dong Ho folk painting craft has been inscribed on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, becoming the country’s 17th recognised element.
The Nhon Trach 3 and 4 power thermal plants, invested by Petrovietnam Power Corporation, have a total investment of around 1.4 billion USD. With a combined capacity of 1,624 MW, the plants are expected to supply over 9 billion kWh annually once fully operational, adding substantial baseload power to the system, particularly in the southern region.
With 1,837 AI-powered cameras installed at 195 key intersections, the Smart Traffic Control Centre is set to serve as the “brain” overseeing traffic conditions and public order in Hanoi in real time. The system enables the public security forces to monitor images across major roads and junctions, promptly detect congestion, violations, accidents and incidents, and respond in a timely manner.
In the January–November period of 2025, nearly 275,600 enterprises nationwide registered or resumed operations, up 26.1% compared with the same period in 2024.
Hanoi’s economy maintained steady momentum in the first 11 months of 2025, with state budget revenue, public investment disbursement and international tourist arrivals all posting positive results, reinforcing the city’s overall trend of stable and improving growth.
Prime Minister’s Decision No. 2629/QD-TTg dated December 1, 2025, approving the Digital Government Development Programme, affirms that the programme is guided by the principle of expanding inclusive and widespread digital services, with people and businesses placed at the centre as key actors, beneficiaries and co-creators of digital services.
Prime Minister’s Decision No. 2629/QD-TTg dated December 1, 2025, approving the Digital Government Development Programme, affirms that the programme is guided by the principle of expanding inclusive and widespread digital services, with people and businesses placed at the centre as key actors, beneficiaries and co-creators of digital services.
