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Bac Ninh has emerged as Vietnam’s leading foreign direct investment (FDI) hub in the first eight months of 2025, surpassing Ho Chi Minh City after an administrative merger with Bac Giang.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast for 2025 upward to 6.7 per cent, an increase of 0.4 per cent points compared to the July projection.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch on strengthening measures to stimulate domestic consumption.

The 38th Global Financial Centres Index recently unveiled that HCM City has climbed three notches from March to 95th out of 120 cities worldwide in September.

Vietnam will continue to create a more favourable investment environment for US enterprises in Vietnam.

PR article-Stavian ED and Shinec have signed a strategic deal to deploy carbon reduction solutions in industrial parks, supporting Vietnam’s green growth and Net Zero 2050 goal.

Many global asset managers express support for FTSE Russell’s proposal to upgrade the Vietnamese stock market from the Frontier Market group to the Secondary Emerging Market group.

Sales of electric motorbikes in Vietnam rose sharply in the first eight months of 2025, up between 89 and 197 per cent year-on-year.

Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held talks with Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin in Hanoi on September 28.

Vietnam is exploring ways to transform seafood by-products into value-added products, boosting the sustainability and profitability of the sector while contributing to a circular economy.

The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties of 12.1 per cent on hot-rolled steel imports from Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The total assets of Vietnam's financial market are estimated at VND 41.3 trillion, equivalent to 332 per cent of GDP, according to an expert.

Coca-Cola Vietnam’s factory in Ho Chi Minh City will cease operations on September 27 after a 30-year run, with the company granted 24 months to dismantle and clear the site.

Vietnam’s aquatic exports are set to hit USD 10 billion in 2025, but mounting trade barriers, especially in the US, are forcing exporters to diversify and move up the value chain.

Vietnam reduced retail fuel prices on September 25, with petrol down by up to VND 440 (approximately USD 0.02) per litre.

The United States has surpassed China for the first time to become Vietnam’s largest coconut importer, marking a turning point for the country’s coconut industry.

Vietnamese workers make up the largest proportion of foreigners living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s southeastern industrial belt.

HCM City is positioning the marine economy as a key growth engine, with port services and petrochemicals expected to underpin development through 2030 and beyond, officials said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a directive outlining key measures to boost exports and diversify foreign markets as the country is navigating complicated global trade dynamics.