Vietnam and France agree to strengthen financial cooperation (27/05/2025)
Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang met with Eric Lombard, Minister for the Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty of the French Republic on May 26 to promote economic and financial cooperation.


Vietnam races to fix durian export hurdles as China tightens quality checks (26/05/2025)
Traders and exporters have called for establishing quarantine checkpoints at durian orchards, and stop the use of illegal fertilizers so that Vietnam could again export freely to China.

Vegetable, fruit exports to China plummet as durian shipments stalled (26/05/2025)
The contamination problem holding up durian exports has caused overall fruit and vegetable exports to China to decline by 33% so far this year to US$778 million.

FDI Attraction Strategy (26/05/2025)
While its FDI performance in 2024 was notable, the time has nonetheless come for Vietnam to adopt a bold and integrated new FDI strategy.

HCM City attracts $1.425 bln of FDI in Q1 (26/05/2025)
By the end of March, there were 13,856 active FDI projects in the southern city with a combined registered capital of over $59.44 billion.

Vietnam, South Korea seek to strengthen transport ties (26/05/2025)
Vietnamese Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh on May 20 had a meeting with South Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Choi Youngsam in Hanoi to discuss future cooperation opportunities.

Mekong Delta’s foreign trade value in 4M up nearly 14% (21/05/2025)
The region’s total export and import turnover in the period stood at $14.4 billion.

Vietnam, US start second round of negotiations on reciprocal trade agreement (21/05/2025)
Both sides discussing a comprehensive approach to addressing fundamental issues of mutual concern and accelerating the negotiation process.

Senegal seeks to boost cooperation with Vietnam (21/05/2025)
Senegalese businesses highly value the experience and financial capacity of Vietnamese enterprises and are eager to form partnerships

A $6 bln investment agreement for green energy, oil refinery projects signed in HCM city (21/05/2025)
The agreement reached between Vietnam’s KOGI Group, Mazda Oil Corporation and Kenwa Group from Japan, and several Middle Eastern conglomerates.

AI-led startups gain traction in Vietnam (21/05/2025)
AI companies and startups are accelerating their market expansion in Vietnam by leveraging disruptive technology and fostering new growth initiatives.

PM Chinh calls for PowerChina’s support in railway infrastructure development (21/05/2025)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has proposed enhanced cooperation between Vietnam and the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) to boost the country’s railway industry, covering technology transfer, training of highly skilled personnel, management practices, and operational solutions

Vietnamese seafood industry works to reduce market dependence (20/05/2025)
The Vietnamese seafood industry is being urged to restructure its export approach, with a particular focus on diversifying markets and products, enhancing added value, and minimizing risks to ensure stable export growth amid global fluctuations.

Vietnam targets stronger presence in US$2 trillion Halal market (20/05/2025)
Despite holding huge potential to access the US$2 trillion global Halal food market, Vietnam has yet to fully meet global Halal food demand, while currently satisfying less than 10%, but plans are underway to enhance its role in this fast-growing industry.

Sea transport continues strong growth trend (20/05/2025)
This increase reflects the recovery of export-import activities and domestic trade after a period of slowdown.

A $6 bln investment agreement for green energy, oil refinery projects signed in HCM city (20/05/2025)
The agreement reached between Vietnam’s KOGI Group, Mazda Oil Corporation and Kenwa Group from Japan, and several Middle Eastern conglomerates.

Trump Organization to meet with Ho Chi Minh City leaders (20/05/2025)
The Trump Organization is scheduled for two high-level meetings this week with leaders of Ho Chi Minh City, according to the official agenda released by the city’s People’s Committee for May 19-25.

C.P. Group chairman confirms investment expansion in Vietnam (20/05/2025)
At the Vietnam – Thailand Business Forum in Hanoi on May 16, Chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group) Soopakij Chearavanont and the senior management board of C.P. Vietnam (CPV) met with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Mexico increases coffee imports from Vietnam (19/05/2025)
Mexico surpassed China to become Vietnam’s ninth largest coffee export market during the first four months of 2025, according to Vietnam Customs.