The latest s showed that the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rose 10.8 per cent in the January–June period, accelerating from an 8.7 per cent increase in the same period of 2025 and marking the strongest first-half growth in seven...
For the six-month period, housing, electricity, water, fuel and construction materials recorded the biggest increase among major spending categories, rising by 6.72 per cent from a year earlier.
Việt Nam''s largest airport project has entered its final construction phase, with developers aiming to open the new Long Thành International Airport for commercial operations in December despite labour shortages and cost pressures.
The programme is designed to be held every two years, with the inaugural assessment scheduled for the end of 2026 and the second edition planned for 2028.
In the first six months of this year, Vinacomin’s commercial coal output reached about 53.7 per cent of the full-year target, while coal sales achieved 55 per cent.
A new wave of global demand for greener vessels and mounting pressure to diversify supply chains is offering Việt Nam a rare opportunity for the country to revive and expand its shipbuilding industry after more than a decade of restructuring.
It becomes pressing for the ASEAN’s furniture industry to strengthen regional cooperation to build transparent and sustainable timber supply chains as export markets impose stricter environmental, traceability and sustainability standards, experts said on June 26.
As most maritime financial services tied to Việt Nam’s trade are still handled abroad, the Vietnam International Financial Centre in HCM City has launched the International Maritime Financial Ecosystem to keep more of that value within the country.
The Điện Biên Provincial People''s Committee on Tuesday authorised a controlled pilot programme for digital technology-based products and services using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), targeting a flight safety rate of over 99 per cent during the trial period.
Việt Nam needs to accelerate the development of a unified national database for farming areas to comply with the European Union''s anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR) and support the digital transformation of agriculture, experts said at a conference on Tuesday.
In addition to market pressures, the agricultural sector is facing growing risks from extreme weather events expected in the latter months of the year due to El Niño.
The province is home to more than 29,800ha of “thiều” lychee orchards, with total output expected to reach around 125,000 tonnes this year. As the peak harvest season gets underway, growers are rushing to bring in the crop.
