Between 2020 and 2025, authorities nationwide detected and handled about 120,000 - 190,000 cases of smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods each year with trade fraud accounting for the largest share of around 79-88 per cent.

Amid an uneven recovery of real estate investment across the Asia-Pacific region, Việt Nam has emerged as an increasingly favoured destination.

A resolution provides the key legal framework for advancing the Cái Mép Hạ Free Trade Zone (FTZ), attracting strategic investors and supporting economic expansion across the southern key economic region.

Financing is crucial to meet stringent ESG standards from discerning export markets like the European Union (EU), the US and Japan. This includes costs for certifications such as GlobalGAP and organic farming, along with establishing traceability systems.

PM Phạm Minh Chính stressed the need to turn institutions from a “bottleneck” into a national competitive advantage, and to shift from a “management” mindset to one of “creating and nurturing a development ecosystem.”

The plan calls for stronger trade and investment promotion activities in Israel to inform Israeli businesses about Việt Nam’s investment climate and advantages, thereby expanding bilateral trade ties, attracting foreign investment into priority sectors and promoting Vietnamese goods to Israeli consumers and importers.

This marked the highest-ever monthly sales level for Hòa Phát’s construction steel in the region.

Under the transaction, Standard Chartered acted as the sole Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner for a US$70 million Syndicated Secured Short-Term Loan Facility for Stavian Chemical.

The insurance market continues to experience steady growth, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).

As the market successfully crossed the 1,800-point mark just days into the new year, it has set high expectations among investors.

An Bình Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ABBANK) has received approval from the State Securities Commission of Vietnam to issue additional shares to existing shareholders to raise its charter capital by 30 per cent to VNĐ13.45 trillion (US$511.2 million).

Việt Nam faced 21 new trade defence cases from 11 markets in 2025, bringing the cumulative total to 298 investigations from 25 territories.

The growth outpaced the previous year's 8.2 per cent increase and represented the highest level since 2019.

A new non-stop service between Tel Aviv and Hà Nội began this week, marking the first direct passenger connection between Israel and Việt Nam and underscoring growing bilateral links.

For the whole of 2025, Việt Nam recorded 195,100 newly registered enterprises, with total registered capital of VNĐ1.92 quadrillion and plans to employ 1.15 million workers.

Việt Nam’s industrial real estate market is entering a new phase of development, where growth is driven not only by expansion in scale, but increasingly by project quality, investment size and higher value-added activities, according to Savills Việt Nam’s annual Industrial Insider publication.

Each real estate product will have its own unique electronic identification code starting from March 1 this year to ensure transparency, strict management and standardisation of market information.

December CPI increased by 0.19 per cent compared to November and 3.48 per cent year-on-year.

Việt Nam’s total trade reached more than US$930 billion in 2025, up 18.2 per cent year on year, with a trade surplus of $20 billion, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).

At the international textile and apparel exhibition held in Toronto in 2025, products from two Vietnamese firms – Bảo Minh Textile JSC and Viet Hong Textile Dyeing JSC – attracted considerable interest from Canadian and North American buyers. Việt Hồng showcased its signature denim fabrics, while Bảo Minh focused on mid- to high-end yarn and fabric products produced through a fully integrated manufacturing chain.