In 2025, Vinh Long’s exports to the UK topped 65.7 million USD, marking a nearly 26% year-on-year increase. At present, 27 local businesses ship key products like textiles and garments, coconut-based goods, and seafood to the UK.
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.
In the vibrant early days of 2026, Vinh Long Passenger Port emerged as an attractive destination, hosting a tourism promotion programme focused on green and sustainable development.
In 2026, the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long aims to welcome 9.84 million visitors and generate over 9.4 trillion VND (358 million USD) in tourism revenue. To spur demand and create early momentum, the province launched a tourism promotion programme at the start of the year, featuring local product and cuisine showcases, traditional craft demonstrations, and the “Old Kitchen” space recreating the Mekong Delta’s riverine lifestyle.
The plant features seven turbines and has a total investment of about 1.6 trillion VND (60.9 million USD), expected to generate 89.5 GWh per year, enough to supply electricity for about 27,000 households.
Dong Thap province’s fishing fleet operates mainly in the Ba Dong, Vung Tau and South Con Son fishing grounds, with about 60% of vessels having large capacity sufficient to venture into deep-sea areas. To date, 1,291 vehicles have been licensed, equipped with vessel monitoring systems (VMS), and had their data fully updated on the national fisheries database (Vnfishbase).
The Mekong Delta locality has enhanced tourism promotion activities with an emphasis on sustainability and eco-friendliness, steadily building the brand of Vinh Long as a safe, hospitable, and high-quality destination.
Vinh Long province is rapidly positioning itself as Vietnam’s most promising hub for coconut export growth, capitalising on outstanding natural conditions and an expanding processing industry to move towards a billion dollar breakthrough.
Lawrence Chan, Head of Vietnam–Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Vietnam, said Sembcorp is a global group that focuses on energy and urban development, with a mission to promote a sustainable and responsible energy transition.
ActionAid Vietnam and Lindstrom Group (Europe) will continue assisting local residents, especially children, in climate change-affected areas of the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long in 2026.
Vinh Long currently has 4,628 registered fishing vessels, 4,450 of which are licenced for fishing, accounting for 96.2%. Since early this year, no local vessels have violated foreign waters or been detained by foreign authorities.
The Ok Om Bok Festival, a traditional cultural event of the Khmer ethnic community and a recognised national intangible cultural heritage, was held on November 5 at the Ao Ba Om national historical and scenic site in Vinh Long province.
In the first nine months of 2025, many localities recorded impressive growth in tourist arrivals, including Hue, Vinh Long, Lang Son, and Da Nang. With this strong momentum, the tourism sector is on track to meet or even surpass its annual targets.
The province has been approved to add 2,900 MW of wind power and 150 MW of solar capacity by 2030, aiming to become a major national hub for renewable energy in the future
In the first eight months of 2025, Vinh Long’s exports to Japan fetched 417.6 million USD, up 12% year-on-year. The province currently hosts 176 foreign-invested projects, including 15 with direct investment from Japan worth 341.58 million USD in total, making Japan rank 4th in terms of investment capital.
The President Ho Chi Minh Temple, located in Long Duc ward, Vinh Long province, has been recognised as a national historical and cultural relic since 1989. The site serves as a “red address” for educating younger generations about patriotism, and is also a notable tourist destination in the Mekong Delta.
WAGO Group proposed building a biomass power plant in Vinh Long where rice husks would be burned to generate steam for turbines, and the remaining ash would be processed into silica.
Vinh Long hopes 4B Plus Pty Ltd will serve as a bridge to facilitate access for its key agricultural products to the Australian market in the coming time.
Since the beginning of 2024, Vinh Long has reported no violations of foreign waters or fishing beyond maritime boundaries, though 2,529 cases of VMS signal loss exceeding six hours were recorded in the first seven months of the year.
Vinh Long province is home to 188 active foreign direct investment (FDI) projects from 24 countries, with a total registered capital of 5.74 billion USD, but none yet from Switzerland.