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Remittances sent to Ho Chi Minh City are projected to reach USD 10.5 billion in 2025, marking a 10.5 per cent increase compared with 2024, according to the State Bank of Vietnam.

The year 2025 marked a significant breakthrough for Vietnamese seafood exports, reflecting Singapore’s growing demand for Vietnam’s seafood products.

According to economists and industry insiders, the majority of domestic enterprises remain positioned at the bottom of the value curve.

Hanoi tops the 2025 Vietnam eBusiness Index (EBI) with 74.7 points, followed by Ho Chi Minh City with 73.5 points.

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, traditional craft villages across Hanoi are entering their busiest production season.

The southern housing market is showing clear signs of recovery as macroeconomic conditions stabilise and a series of major infrastructure projects progress rapidly.

Vietnam is drafting a long-term strategy to develop its automobile industry through 2030, with a vision to 2045, positioning the sector as a key driver of industrialisation and green growth.

The flexibility of the business community has enabled the textile and garment sector to strengthen its position in the global supply chain, with products exported to 138 countries and territories.

Vietnam has strong potential to pursue two-digit economic growth in the 2026-2030 period if it accelerates structural reforms and renews its growth model, economists say.

More than 2,600 workers in Ho Chi Minh City will lose their jobs after a South Korean garment manufacturer announced it will close its local factory due to prolonged order shortages.

Vietnam's total trade in 2025 reached about USD 920 billion, up 16.9 per cent year on year.

Vingroup has asked the government to withdraw its registration to invest in the north-south high-speed rail project, citing the need to focus resources on other strategic infrastructure schemes.

Retail fuel prices in Vietnam fell for a third consecutive adjustment on December 25, with RON 95 petrol dropping by more than VND 600 per litre.

The recent mergers of provinces and cities have opened up new development space and provided a strong boost to FDI attraction across the southern key economic region.

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports are on track to reach nearly USD 70 billion in 2025, underscoring a shift from volume-led growth to higher-value, more resilient production.

Vietnam’s e-commerce market is estimated to reach USD 31 billion in 2025, up about 25 per cent year on year, placing the country among the world’s top 10 fastest-growing e-commerce markets.

The ESG Vietnam Forum 2025 opened on December 22, highlighting science, technology and digital transformation as key drivers for ESG implementation and sustainable development in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s supporting industries have made steady gains but still face technological bottlenecks that limit competitiveness and domestic value added.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has announced the establishment of an international financial centre in Vietnam, describing it as a turning point that will open the country to financial technology integration.