Despite the overall market closing below reference levels, the number of advancing stocks outnumbered those that declined.

The 2021-25 period saw Việt Nam's foreign trade post record highs, with total turnover in 2025 alone is estimated to surpass US$930 billion, roughly double the level at the term's outset.

Việt Nam's livestock product export revenue reached US$628 million in 2025, marking a 17.4 per cent increase compared to 2024. This figure exceeded the ministry's target of $550 million.

During the 2020–2024 period, trade between Việt Nam and Burkina Faso averaged nearly $95 million per year.

Sales of canned foods have fallen at supermarkets and convenience stores in HCM City following the recent diseased pork scandal involving the Hạ Long Canned Food JSC.

Analysts expect prices to stabilise throughout 2026, keeping the average selling price in line with 2025 levels.

Lê Thị Thuỳ Vân, Deputy Director of the Institute for Economic and Financial Strategy and Policy under the Ministry of Finance spoke with Vietnam News Agency about key solutions to help the economy sustain growth momentum.

Under the agreement, the two sides will leverage their respective strengths to deploy technological solutions that foster innovation and accelerate digital transformation across the tourism sector.

The Government framed the target as both necessary and achievable despite acknowledging significant headwinds.

A central focus of the congress is the continued concretisation of Resolution No.68-NQ/TW, reaffirming the Party’s resolve to dismantle institutional barriers and create a breakthrough for the private sector, positioning it as the most important driving force of the national economy.

Cần Thơ City has identified the acceleration of major energy projects as a central driver to regain high growth momentum, with the city targeting gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 10–10.5 per cent in 2026.

The HCM City Union of Business Associations has outlined key measures to help the business community overcome challenges and sustain growth as the city expands its development space following administrative mergers and enters a new phase of accelerated growth.

As global economic rules shift, mergers and acquisitions are emerging as a key tool for Việt Nam to restructure businesses and sustain growth.

The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) forecasts Việt Nam’s GDP growth in 2026 at 7.6 per cent, the highest among ASEAN+3 economies, in its quarterly update of the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook (AREO) released on January 21.

Despite these efforts, power source and grid projects under the adjusted Power Development Plan VIII still face obstacles, raising the risk of power shortages in the coming period if timely and decisive solutions are not applied.

As Việt Nam targets over 10 per cent GDP growth and enters a new development phase following the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the US–ASEAN Business Council (USABC), pledges long-term support for investment, trade, and innovation, helping the country build a stronger, more prosperous future, Ambassador Brian McFeeters, USABC President and CEO, has stated.

Also weighing on the market, foreign investors continued their selling streak for a second consecutive session, net selling VNĐ291.22 billion on HoSE.

The partnership marks a new step in VPBank’s supply chain finance strategy for the automotive sector.

Around 10 securities firms and banks have so far announced plans and their readiness to participate in the crypto asset market once licensed.

The rise was most evident in December, when imports from the US surged 148 per cent to $307 million, overtaking China for the first time that month.