Economy - Investment
Foreign investment in Vietnam reached nearly 18.4 billion USD in the first five months of 2025, a 51% increase year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Finance’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).
Economy - Investment
The Department of Customs reported that state budget revenues from import-export activities in the first five months of 2025 reached 182.51 trillion VND (6.99 billion USD), equivalent to 44.4% of the assigned estimate and increasing 9.2% year-on-year.
Economy - Investment
On February 19th, 2025, at the 9th Extraordinary Session, the National Assembly passed Resolution 192/2025/QH15 on supplementing the 2025 Socio-Economic Development Plan with a growth target of 8% or higher. Achieving this target is a challenge for many localities. However, with decent solutions associated with effective implementation of administrative procedure reform, it will contribute to completing the set target.
Economy - Investment
Vietnam’s public investment efforts are gaining significant results, with total capital disbursed from the beginning of 2025 through May 31 estimated at 199.33 trillion VND (7.65 billion USD), according to a new report from the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch on urgent measures to guarantee sufficient electricity supply during the peak months of 2025 and beyond.
On June 5, the ‘Green and low-emission Vietnamese rice’ trademark will officially enter the export market. The first shipment, bound for Japan, is seen as a significant breakthrough for the rice industry.
Implementing the policy of transforming the crop structure, many localities in the province have formed concentrated fruit growing areas on a large scale, yielding harvests and bringing about high economic efficiency.
Vietnam shipped 6.28 billion USD worth of agro-forestry-fishery products abroad in May, propelling the cumulative total for the first five months of the year to 28.04 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 19.6% and 15.1%, respectively, heard a press conference in Hanoi on June 3.
Economy - Investment
Vietnam’s Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy is leading a delegation of nearly 50 agricultural agencies, enterprises, and associations on a working trip to the US from June 1 - 7, aimed at exploring trade promotion opportunities and importing US agro-forestry-fishery products.
Economy - Investment
The Politburo’s Resolution No. 57/NQ-TW on breakthroughs in science – technology, innovation, and national digital transformation helps remove constraints on businesses and institutes, enabling them to ingrate more deeply into the science – technology value chain, according to a Japan-based Vietnamese professor.
Economy - Investment
The Provincial People's Committee has just held a conference to hand over the above-mentioned decision for 2 projects: Investment in construction and business of infrastructure of Hoa Tam Industrial Park (phase 1) and Investment in construction and business of infrastructure of Phu Yen High-tech Industrial Park.
Economy - Investment
The World Bank (WB) has urged Vietnam to take urgent action to adapt to climate change, in addition to its policy recommendations to improve public investment efficiency, strengthen accountability, and enhance the legal framework.
Economy - Investment
The accompaniment and support from the State are identified as key enablers for businesses and investors to operate efficiently and develop projects. Through flexible incentive policies, local authorities and departments have concretized support measures and gradually addressed challenges faced by the business community.
Economy - Investment
Fighting, preventing and repelling smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods and infringement of intellectual property rights is a very important task to protect the legitimate rights and interests of people and businesses, and to protect the security and health of the people.
Economy - Investment
The nation's maritime and inland waterway transport sectors have continued to demonstrate robust growth during the first four months of 2025, signalling a steady recovery in trade and logistics activities after a period of economic uncertainty.
Economy - Investment
A large membership base and highly community-oriented operation, etc. are strengths of the core cooperatives within the province’s collective economic sector. When properly leveraged, these advantages provide a solid foundation for cooperatives to smoothly integrate after consolidation and affirm their role in the local socio-eco development.