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Satellite cities will emerge as Vietnam’s main real estate growth engines over the next decade, driven by large scale infrastructure investment, according to Savills Vietnam.

Vietnam’s aquatic exports are expected to hit a new turnover record this year despite ongoing global challenges.

Vietnam’s pepper exports slowed in November 2025 but still surged to USD 1.5 billion in the first eleven months, rising more than 24 per cent year on year.

Vietnam’s auto supply surged in November as domestic assembly reached its highest level of 2025, easing fears of year-end price hikes amid abundant inventories.

Vietnam’s consumer price index rose 0.45 per cent in November, driven mainly by fuel price adjustments and food supply disruptions in areas affected by natural disasters.

Vietnam’s property sector is strengthening its role as a top destination for foreign direct investment, second only to processing and manufacturing.

BioWraps, a Vietnamese eco-friendly bio-packaging solution, was named one of the Top 10 winners of the Start-up Express International 2025.

Vietnam on December 5 honoured its top 100 sustainable enterprises across manufacturing and trade-services at a ceremony held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) in Hanoi.

Asia remains Vietnam’s largest market for farm exports, with coffee, fruit and vegetable, cashew and pepper shipments hitting record highs from January to November.

Vietnam is expected to maintain strong growth into 2026-2027, with the OECD raising its outlook and projecting GDP expansion of 6.2 per cent in 2026 and 5.8 per cent in 2027.

HCM City has requested central support of VND221 trillion (USD 8.4 billion) to speed up a series of metro projects.

Vietnam has approved a new list of national priority energy projects, including two nuclear power plants in Khanh Hoa Province slated to begin operating between 2030 and 2035.

Vietnam imported 150,200 tonnes of meat and meat products from India between January and October 2025, worth USD 535.52 million, making India the country’s largest supplier in that period.

From December 2, Chinese visitors to Vietnam can use their familiar mobile payment apps to scan VIETQR Global codes and make direct payments at shopping, dining and tourist locations nationwide.

Investors are suggested to focus on stocks of companies with solid fundamentals and promising growth prospects for accumulation.

Vietnam and Cuba have set a goal of reaching USD 500 million in two-way trade as senior officials from both countries met in Havana on December 1.

Vietnam’s aviation sector is expected to serve 84 million passengers and 1.4 million tonnes of cargo in 2025, marking annual growth of 11 per cent and 18 per cent, according to the aviation authority.

Vietnam’s seafood exports slowed in the third quarter due to US tariff pressure, but the industry still expects to hit USD 11 billion in 2025, according to VASEP.

The south central provinces of Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, and Gia Lai must launch a rapid campaign to rebuild new and repair houses damaged by the recent floods.