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Officials from Quang Ngai Province held talks in France with development and energy partners to expand cooperation on green industry, clean energy and sustainable infrastructure.

Vietnam's flagship North-South high-speed rail project has disbursed only 2 per cent of its 2026 investment budget, raising concerns over delays to major infrastructure plans.

South Korea has chosen Vietnam as its regional hub to expand the distribution and supply chain of Korean food products, underscoring Vietnam's growing importance as a strategic export market.

Apartment sales in Hanoi slowed in the second quarter of 2026, with buyers absorbing only 68 per cent of new supply as high borrowing costs continued to weigh on demand.

Super typhoon Ba Vi is forecast to move west quickly over the next 24 hours, making landfall in Fujian Province, China, late on July 11.

Vietnam plans to expand its airport network to 37 facilities by 2050 under a revised national aviation strategy aimed at meeting rising passenger demand and strengthening logistics infrastructure.

Authorities in Gia Lai Province have seized more than two tonnes of animal fat and skin of unknown origin from a food processing facility operating in unsanitary conditions.

Gia Lai attracted nearly VND 165 trillion (approximately USD 6.3 billion) in new investment during the first half of the year, bringing the province close to meeting its full-year investment target.

Applications for the Vietnam ESG Awards 2026 opened on July 6 as organisers sought to honour businesses and organisations leading sustainable development through ESG.

A facility in Tay Ninh Province has become the first in Vietnam authorised by the US to use both gamma and X-ray irradiation to treat fresh fruit for export.

Authorities in Lam Dong Province have approved two solar power projects worth approximately USD 218 million, adding 280 MW of renewable energy capacity to Vietnam's national grid.

Domestic coffee prices and Vietnam's rice export prices rose over the past week, supported by tightening supplies and firm export demand.

Construction has once again stopped on a USD 368 million luxury resort overlooking Lang Co Bay in Hue City, despite work resuming after years of delays.

China imported more than USD 506 million worth of Vietnamese lobster in the first five months of 2026, up 44.3 per cent year on year, cementing its position as the industry's largest export market.

Investors have committed nearly USD 7.7 billion to proposed and approved projects in Quang Tri Province, as local authorities seek to accelerate development under a revised long term master plan.

Surging ocean freight rates are eroding exporters' profits, prompting businesses to call for urgent improvements to Vietnam's logistics infrastructure to ease mounting cost pressures.

Vietnam's air cargo market continued to post strong growth in the first half of 2026, driven by booming e-commerce, resilient export demand and the ongoing shift in global supply chains.

A climate investment fund worth up to USD 200 million is set to support sustainable agriculture projects across the lower Mekong region, creating new opportunities for low emission farming in Vietnam.

Vietnam's first-half FDI disbursement reached a five-year high, while total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) surged 61 per cent year-on-year to USD 34.65 billion