Vietnam’s e-commerce market is projected to reach $15.3 billion in 2025, with AI and automation playing a key role in enhancing customer experience.

This amendment aims to allow public employees who are scientists to establish and manage businesses that trade in researched scientific products.

Vietnam's exports will continue to enjoy a strong competitive advantage in the Dutch market due to tariff reductions under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the Netherlands.

Vietnam’s fruit market is seeing massive discounts, with Chilean cherries, strawberries, and apples now at record-low prices post-Tet.

Phu Quoc airport is set for a major expansion, increasing capacity to 10 million passengers per year by 2030 and 18 million by 2050.

These criteria assess the impact of foreign investment on economic development, considering factors such as capital, growth, operational performance, technology, tax contributions, spillover effects, and links to domestic enterprises.

The National Assembly’s approval of additional charter capital investment effectively ’unleashes’ mechanisms, allowing the VN Express Corporation break through after two decades of overcoming difficulties.

PM Pham Minh Chính highlighted the urgent need for an additional dual-use airport in the Red River Delta, a key economic engine of northern Vietnam with Hanoi at its centre.

Mekong Delta provinces will prioritise calling for businesses to invest in projects with modern technology and digital platform applications.

Up to 293,000 products featuring Labubu and Baby Three were sold through the top 30 stores on Shopee and TikTok Shop in Q2 2024.

The project, expected to cost over VNĐ4.56 trillion (US$62 million), will span over 437ha in Mỹ An and Mỹ Thọ communes, Phú Mỹ District.

While domestic power sources - hydropower, gas power, solar and wind - remain the backbone of the country’s energy strategy, imported electricity serves as a crucial supplement to meet surging demand.

South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, SK Group, has revealed plans to invest billions of dollars in Vietnam, marking a significant return of Korean investments.

Vietnam has the potential to become an important link in the global battery supply chain due to its rich mineral resources, but much more effort is needed in the research and development of domestic battery production to fully realise this potential.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) is seeking public feedback on a draft decree proposing an extension for the payment deadlines of value-added tax (VAT), corporate income tax, personal income tax and land rents in 2025.

A report by market research firm Statista highlights that Vietnam’s e-commerce market is currently dominated by major platforms such as Shopee, TikTok Shop, Lazada, and Tiki.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced temporary anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled coil (HRC) steel imported from China, with tariffs ranging from 19.38% to 27.83%.

More than half of FDI firms in Vietnam report continuous losses despite ongoing operations. Experts warn of tax evasion tactics that could distort market competition.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed maintaining the personal income tax (PIT) exemption on interest earned from savings deposits in its draft proposal for a revised Personal Income Tax Law.

The annual export revenue of HAMI’s (Hanoi Association of Main Industrial Products) member companies is $2 billion.