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Long Thanh International Airport is stepping up recruitment as it prepares to begin operations, with about 200 more workers expected to be hired by the end of the year.

Vietnam's average coffee export price fell nearly 20 per cent in the first nine months, pushing export revenue down despite a 15.4 per cent rise in volume.

Vietnam imported more than 124,000 tonnes of pork in the first eight months of 2026, while average import prices fell 35.9 per cent from a year earlier to around VND 45,000 (USD 1.71) per kilogramme.

Long Thanh International Airport is expected to handle up to 366 flights a week during its initial operating phase, mainly on domestic and short-haul international routes.

Registered foreign direct investment in Vietnam reached USD 50.36 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 76.4 per cent year on year, while disbursed FDI hit a five-year high.

Vietnam recorded a USD 1.27 billion trade surplus in September after nine consecutive months of deficits, though the nine-month balance remained USD 19.42 billion in the red.

An Giang and Cambodia's Kandal Province have opened the Khanh Binh-Chrey Thom international land border gates, with trade through the crossing targeted at USD 1.2 billion by 2030.

Border guards in HCM City have detained a vessel carrying about 50,000 litres of diesel without documents proving its legal origin.

Ho Chi Minh City's GRDP grew 9.86 per cent in the third quarter, the city's highest quarterly growth rate in a decade.

Vietnam's average consumer price index rose 4.52 per cent in the first nine months, driven partly by higher housing, transport, fuel and other essential costs.

Vietnam's GDP grew 9.95 per cent in the third quarter, lifting nine-month growth to 9.01 per cent, led by industry, construction and services.

The expanded Vung Ang Economic Zone in Ha Tinh will cover about 72,998ha, including 57,998ha of land and 15,000ha of sea.

Dong Thap Province is completing a feasibility study for a VND 7.09 trillion (USD 270 million) coastal road linking the province with Tay Ninh and Vinh Long.

HCM City plans to approve and begin construction of three metro lines totalling more than 90 km by the end of 2026 as part of efforts to expand its urban rail network.

The Philippines and China were the two largest markets for Vietnamese rice exports in the first nine months of 2026, accounting for more than half of the total.

Luxury apartment prices in HCM City are cooling after sharp gains in 2024-25, with some asking prices cut by nearly VND 1 billion (USD 38,000).

Hanoi is accelerating construction of seven bridges across the Red River, aiming to complete them in the second quarter of 2027 ahead of the APEC summit.

Hanoi has introduced an integrated electronic ticket allowing passengers to use subsidised buses and the city's two metro lines with a single physical or virtual card.

Vietnam's railway sector has introduced fare discounts of 10-40 per cent on several routes in October, alongside group promotions on selected services.