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Eight-month economy stays on track, but business pressures remain

Eight-month economy stays on track, but business pressures remain

Việt Nam’s economy maintained strong momentum in eight months, but slower business re-entry, rising dissolutions and inflationary pressures highlight challenges as the Government pushes for double-digit growth.
Prime Minister demands highest determination to meet 2026 growth target

Prime Minister demands 'highest determination' to meet 2026 growth target

PM Lê Minh Hưng warned of continued pressures on economic management, production and business activity, public investment disbursement, exports, financial markets and the livelihoods of parts of the population.
Quảng Ninh simultaneously breaks ground on and inaugurates 25 key projects

Quảng Ninh simultaneously breaks ground on and inaugurates 25 key projects

The event is an important socio-economic milestone aimed at realising strategic planning orientations and creating new momentum for a breakthrough in the northern key economic region.
Rethinking productivity to drive a new growth model

Rethinking productivity to drive a new growth model

The combination of traditional tools and modern technologies is enabling many Vietnamese enterprises to make significant breakthroughs, helping build a modern productivity and quality ecosystem and driving a new growth model.
AI and Việt Nams growth challenge

AI and Việt Nam’s growth challenge

Without adequate infrastructure, high-quality data, skilled workers and effective institutional frameworks, AI adoption could instead worsen unemployment, widen inequality, increase security risks and deepen technological dependence.
Investment, domestic demand to shape Việt Nams H2 growth: reports

Investment, domestic demand to shape Việt Nam’s H2 growth: reports

Việt Nam’s strong H1 sets a solid base for growth, but investment, consumption and external risks will determine how far that momentum carries into the second half of 2026.
State-owned enterprises set to become a stronger driver of economic growth

State-owned enterprises set to become a stronger driver of economic growth

As Việt Nam strives to achieve double-digit economic growth, enhancing the operational efficiency of SOEs while reinforcing their pioneering and leading role has become an urgent priority.
Revised master plan of Vũng Áng EZ approved

Revised master plan of Vũng Áng EZ approved

The adjustment aims to a more rational development framework to maximise the zone’s potential and advantages while providing a legal foundation for construction management and ensuring sustainable development.
18 billion coastal tourism project proposed in Vân Đồn Economic Zone

$18 billion coastal tourism project proposed in Vân Đồn Economic Zone

The project aims to build a new generation coastal tourism urban model, developing in an integrated manner across multiple sectors such as tourism, commerce, services, innovation, biotechnology, and high-quality healthcare.
Chinese tech firm Tenfy eyes new investment in Tây Ninh

Chinese tech firm Tenfy eyes new investment in Tây Ninh

Tây Ninh ranked fourth nationwide in foreign direct investment attraction in the first half of this year, approving 70 new foreign-invested projects worth nearly $340 million and allowing 69 existing projects to increase their registered capital by more than $1.9...
Petrovietnam, Hà Tĩnh advance Vũng Áng energy-industrial hub plans

Petrovietnam, Hà Tĩnh advance Vũng Áng energy-industrial hub plans

Petrovietnam and Hà Tĩnh have stepped up plans for a major industrial and energy hub at Vũng Áng, with LNG, gas-fired power and digital infrastructure forming the core of the long-term development strategy.
Việt Nam, Australia step up cooperation to support over 10% growth target

Việt Nam, Australia step up cooperation to support over 10% growth target

Bilateral trade continued to expand strongly in the first six months of this year, with total two-way trade reaching $8.2 billion, up 21.9 per cent year-on-year. Việt Nam''s exports to Australia rose 25.1 per cent to $3.8 billion, while imports...
Hà Nội Economic Forum 2026 to focus on AI

Hà Nội Economic Forum 2026 to focus on AI

The 2026 Hà Nội Economic Forum, themed ''AI and e-commerce: enabling double-digit growth for Hà Nội''s small and medium-sized enterprises'', will be held on July 31 by the Hà Nội Department of Science and Technology and the Hà Nội Small and Medium Enterprises...
AMRO lifts Việt Nam growth forecast to 7.5 per cent amid improving regional outlook

AMRO lifts Việt Nam growth forecast to 7.5 per cent amid improving regional outlook

AMRO has raised its forecast for Việt Nam''s economic growth to 7.5 per cent this year, joining a growing number of international institutions that have turned more optimistic about the country''s outlook.
Businesses must meet steadily increasing standards to benefit from free trade deals: workshop

Businesses must meet steadily increasing standards to benefit from free trade deals: workshop

While free trade agreements do open up huge export opportunities, tariff preferences only truly deliver efficiency when businesses meet increasingly stringent requirements in terms of quality, environment, and traceability, a training workshop heard in HCM City on July 16.