In an interview with Viet Nam News Agency, Mariam J. Sherman, World Bank Division Director for Việt Nam, Cambodia, and Lao PDR discusses the macro-economic outlook for Việt Nam in the year ahead.

HCM City has emerged as the nation’s central hub for integrating digital tools into all aspects of life, experts said.

The annual survey, conducted at the end of 2025 among retail and food and beverage (F&B) sellers nationwide, found that businesses are shifting focus from rapid growth to operational efficiency, cost control and legal compliance amid intensifying competition and tighter regulatory standards.

Việt Nam’s cold storage system is unevenly distributed, with facilities densely concentrated in some areas while remaining scarce in key raw material regions.

The target of achieving GDP growth of 10 per cent or higher through 2026–30 is ambitious but achievable, Nguyễn Ngọc Hòa, interim chairman of the HCM City Union of Business Associations, says.

Exports continued to serve as the main pillar of growth, while Việt Nam further consolidated its position as a global manufacturing hub.

Russian pharmaceuticals, service products, high-tech and digital solutions, and production machinery and equipment also see great potential in the Vietnamese market.

UAE's non-oil exports such as gold, jewellery and gemstones, aluminum (with the UAE ranking fifth globally), petrochemical products, plastics and copper have high potential for introduction at Việt Nam's trade fairs like the Spring Fair.

Việt Nam is emerging as an increasingly attractive destination for long-term investors in the Asia–Pacific region, supported by macroeconomic stability, expanding domestic demand, and sustained inflows of foreign investment, according to Savills’ Asia Pacific Outlook 2026 report.

Việt Nam is planning to ease credit growth limits while tightening capital rules, a move that could change how banks lend and manage risk.

The strategic shift, prompted by difficult export conditions and increasing trade defence measures, aims to capitalise on previously overlooked growth segments within the domestic market.

Vietnamese products have secured strong footholds in distribution and retail networks across numerous Chinese cities and provinces, where they enjoy growing consumer favour.

From October 2026, the carrier will operate a long-haul direct Tel Aviv – Hà Nội service with three round trips per week.

Nine Vietnamese companies have secured places in TIME’s Asia–Pacific’s 500 Best Companies list, highlighting the country’s growing corporate presence in the regional economy.

Fifty-seven enterprises across the northern industrial hub have arranged production throughout the Lunar New Year holiday to maintain supply chains, meet export orders and sustain growth momentum in 2026.

Rising farm export revenues mask growing raw material shortages that threaten Việt Nam’s long-term agricultural competitiveness.

With increasingly significant role in the economy, the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector is becoming a key segment in the credit growth strategies of many banks and the banks have been taking diverse solutions to support the enterprises.

As more Vietnamese agricultural and food products secure Halal certification, businesses are gaining access to Muslim market, one of the world’s fastest-growing consumer market.

During the Davos programme, the city organised a series of side events aimed at strengthening international cooperation in science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.

In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Vũ Bá Phú, director of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), has described the first Glorious Spring Fair 2026 as a success, saying the event not only created a vibrant Tết atmosphere but also delivered tangible trade promotion results.