Alongside domestic consumption, cassava has posted strong export growth, with turnover in 2025 estimated at about 1.3 billion USD, making Vietnam the world’s third-largest cassava exporter.
The Vietnam – Laos industrial chain is a multidimensional cooperation model between enterprises of both countries in production and trade, aiming to create a tightly linked network across the entire value and supply chain.
Over the first 10 months of 2025, Vietnam’s macroeconomy remained stable, inflation was kept under control and major economic balances were ensured. The country’s total import–export turnover reached 762.4 billion USD, up 17.4% year on year. Exports stood at 391.0 billion USD, rising 16.2%, while imports hit 371.4 billion USD, up 18.6%, resulting in a trade surplus of 19.6 billion USD.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, has recently approved a strategy for developing Vietnam’s retail market, through 2030 with a vision to 2050.
Key sectors such as textiles and garments, wood and furniture, electronics, food processing, seafood, and industrial equipment have become internationally competitive, contributing to a dynamic and diversified industrial ecosystem.
For years, Vietnam’s market has struggled with the presence of fake, low-quality and origin-falsified products, from traditional markets and convenience stores to supermarkets and e-commerce platforms.
Integrating ESG principles into industrial infrastructure can strengthen Vietnam’s competitive edge while promoting long-term sustainability, according to an expert from Savills Vietnam.
The groundbreaking ceremony took place one day after the VNVC Vaccine JS Company and Sanofi Group exchanged cooperation documents on vaccine production technology transfer under the witness of State President Luong Cuong and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The conference is expected to bring about a significant shift in the sector’s supply chain — from breeding stock, feed, and veterinary services to production and processing.
If the US continues to impose a high tariff after a 90-day postponement, importers with deep pockets in Malaysia will pay the extra tariffs in addition to additional levies, but small companies without sizeable cash or liquidity will not pick up the goods and will leave them stranded at ports.
In October 2024, Indonesia banned the iPhone 16 after Apple failed to meet requirements that smartphones sold domestically should comprise 40% locally-made parts.
While China remains a significant supplier, recent trade data highlights Vietnam’s efforts to diversify supply to meet industry demands.
There is an urgent need for ASEAN member states to work towards an agreement not to circumvent the global minimum tax (GMT) as countries begin to adopt the tax, according to Malaysian Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong.
The Mercantile Exchange of Vietnam (MXV) and Singapore-based CWT International Limited, a leading provider of logistics and related engineering services, on December 5 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for strategic cooperation in commodity logistics.
The Saigon Co.op Distribution Company Limited (SCD) - a member of the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Trade Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op), and STC Natural Vina Company on October 23 held a hand-over ceremony for goods that will be exported to the US.
With a population exceeding 650 million, ASEAN is a dynamic economy in the midst of a robust digital transformation, representing a highly promising “playing field”.
It is a great time for Vietnam to build on specialty coffee segment to enhance its global recognition and increase its value in the coffee supply chain.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision issuing the strategy for developing Vietnam’s semiconductor industry by 2030, with a vision to 2050.
A high-level forum on ASEAN Supply Chain Connectivity: "Key Issues and Challenges" was held in Vientiane, Laos, on September 16, with participants discussing the critical need to enhance integration amid evolving global challenges.
Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Minister-Counsellor Le Dinh Ba held a working session on September 9 with a delegation from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) of the US led by its director of global policy for trade and supply chain matter.