The northern province of Quang Ninh will pilot a free digital and knowledge economic zone covering nearly 26,400 ha across 10 communes and wards.
Only half the year has passed, but Q2 2026 earnings show many Vietnamese companies growing fast enough to meet most or far exceed their full-year profit plans.
To help businesses go global, Da Nang is shifting from supporting individual online activities to developing an integrated ecosystem covering products, branding, platforms, payments, logistics, legal issues and market information. This is also part of the city’s e-commerce development orientation for 2026-2030, which identifies e-commerce as an important component of the digital economy.
Vietnam welcomes and stands ready to create favourable conditions for German businesses to expand their investment and operations in the country, particularly in infrastructure, smart seaports, renewable energy, high-speed railways, science and technology, and high-quality human resource training.
The US is one of Vietnam's largest and most important export markets. Alongside traditional products such as garments, footwear and wooden furniture, made-in-Vietnam food products are increasingly common not only in distribution channels serving Asian communities but also in other retail systems.
The two sides reviewed bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, customs, agriculture, science and technology since the committee’s third session in April 2023, while discussing measures to further advance economic ties.
Direct power purchase agreements (DPPAs) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) are gaining prominence as tools to secure stable green electricity for production and trade while boosting corporate competitiveness.
Khanh Hoa aims to estabish itself as a Halal-friendly destination while supporting businesses in expanding export markets, attracting strategic partners and investors, and drawing projects from countries with strong Halal logistics, tourism, manufacturing, processing and agriculture sectors.
Many construction packages are now underway, with five projects meeting or exceeding their planned schedules.
Amid increasingly fierce global competition, the goal is no longer simply to increase domestic consumption of Vietnamese goods, but to develop strong Vietnamese brands capable of winning consumers through quality, innovation and added value, thereby creating a stepping stone for expansion into international markets.
The simultaneous implementation of large-scale infrastructure, urban upgrading and social housing projects will create additional momentum for Ho Chi Minh City's economic growth and support its double-digit growth target.
As of August 11, VAT refunds rose 32% from a year earlier, reaching 64.4% of the full-year estimate. Tax authorities issued 11,627 refund decisions totaling 111.726 trillion VND (4.26 billion USD), up 9% by volume. The payouts improved cash flow for companies and supported production, trade and exports.
The placement of ST25 rice on Selgros shelves not only creates an additional opportunity for German consumers to access Vietnamese rice products, but also contributes to efforts to increase the added value of Vietnamese agricultural products by shifting the focus from volume to quality, branding and value.
Huy stressed the need for Vietnam to draw on evidence-based analysis when designing measures to move up global value chains, strengthen domestic supply chains, develop strategic industries and technologies, and make more effective use of foreign investment.
Under the proposed approach, roads would serve mainly as connectors and for first- and last-mile transport; railways would handle large volumes over long distances; maritime transport would serve import and export cargo; inland waterways would carry large volumes at low cost; and air transport would focus on fast delivery and high-value goods.
Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces are carrying out comprehensive measures to achieve double-digit economic growth in 2026, laying a foundation and creating momentum for development in the years ahead.
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,859 VND/USD, and the floor rate 24,301 VND/USD.
Vietnam moved into second place with 7.3 million seats, up 10% from a year earlier, the fastest growth rate among the Southeast Asian aviation markets analysed by OAG.
As Vietnam is increasingly regarded by European companies as a manufacturing base and supply-chain hub, establishing production facilities could offer Thai businesses an additional route to the European market.
The Amata Industrial Park in Dong Nai City, established 32 years ago and covering more than 500ha, is home to over 160 domestic and foreign businesses. Selected in 2020 as one of three national pilot sites for conversion into an eco-industrial park, Amata has raised its compliance with the international eco-industrial park framework from 41% to 86% in 2024, and is working towards becoming Dong Nai's first certified eco-industrial park.
