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Despite a modest influx of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the real estate sector since early 2024, Savills Vietnam sees a silver lining in the surge of FDI into high-tech manufacturing.

While the market eagerly focuses on the business results of securities firms, the weak market's liquidity and declining performance of the brokerage sector are undermining the group’s health.

The Vietnamese Government has initially planned to allocate more than VNĐ790 trillion for public investment in 2025 which, if approved, will put significant pressure on disbursement.

Vietnam's economy is projected to grow by 6.1 per cent next year, unchanged from the growth forecast for 2024.

As international businesses look to create new links in the global supply chain, Vietnam, as well as the rest of the Southeast Asia region, can emerge as a major destination for foreign direct investment, said economists and policymakers.

The year-end festive season is expected as a stimulus to boost Vietnam’s exports of aquatic products despite various challenges, according to experts.

The Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee has just proposed to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism a plan to raise fish in the buffer zone of the UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay.

Vietnam wishes to cooperate with partners to develop to a sustainable Halal ecosystem in Vietnam that meets the highest international standards, said Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat at an international conference in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s coffee exports exceeded the 5 billion USD mark for the first time in the 2023-2024 crop year that lasted from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

The Vietnam Digital Industry and Trade Summit 2024 will take place in Hanoi on November 21, aiming to help businesses with their digital transformation.

The central province of Quảng Nam has proposed hosting the first ever international Ngọc Linh ginseng (Panax vietnamensis, or Vietnamese ginseng) festival next year – an event to push the brand and promote investment opportunities for international partners in

With a large population and a rapidly growing Halal food market, the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region is a potential market for Vietnamese businesses.

More than 2,000 foreign experts, investors, and government officials are set to attend the fifth Asia Pacific LPG Expo - Vietnam 2024 slated to take place from October 22 to October 23 in Hanoi to explore initiatives and global

A VND756 billion (USD29.88 million) hotel and resort project in the central city of Danang has been left idle for many years.

Over 42% of 30,587 enterprises in the processing-manufacturing sector that joined a recent quarterly survey by the General Statistics Office expect their business performance in the fourth quarter of 2024 to be better than Q3.

Vietnam expects to attract 39-40 billion USD in foreign direct investment, according to forecasts to the end of the year.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the fundamental technology driving digital transformation activities in Vietnam.

Standard Chartered has revised up its forecast for Vietnam’s 2024 GDP growth to 6.8% from the previous 6.0%, reflecting the stronger-than-expected expansion in the third quarter of this year.

As of mid-October, Vietnam’s totalimport-export turnover surpassed the US$600 billion mark, reaching US$610.56 billion, with a trade surplus of US$21.24 billion.