Vietnam has again been recognised as a highly cost-competitive location for industrial and logistics investment, ranking in the most affordable tier globally for rent, labour and energy.

A Vietnam – Bulgaria business networking event has been held at the Trakia Economic Zone (TEZ) headquarters in Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second-largest city, aiming to strengthen trade ties and support Vietnamese businesses in accessing the Bulgarian market.

VOV.VN - The first six months of 2025 saw the Vietnamese economy record positive outcomes, with the gross domestic product (GDP) expanding 7.52%, the highest in 15 years. Let's have a look at major indicators of the economy in the period.

VOV.VN - Malaysian real estate and infrastructure developer Gamuda Land has proposed building a metro and urban railway line connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Long Thanh International Airport, with an estimated investment of US$3.4 billion.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese rice businesses are required to diversity export markets and input sources to navigate shifting global demand and tariff challenges, towards the US$5.7 billion export target this year, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MoAE).

VOV.VN - Amid ongoing global uncertainties and economic slowdown, Vietnam recorded GDP growth of 7.52% in the first half of 2025, the highest six-month rate in the 2011-2025 period.

Nearly 80% of manufacturing and processing enterprises anticipate business conditions in the third quarter to be stable or improve, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s cashew industry has set an export target of US$4.5 billion for 2025, a 2.7% increase from the previous year, with strong first-half results putting the goal within reach, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

The rotor of the first turbine at the expanded Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant project was successfully installed on the morning of July 6, marking a key milestone in equipment installation as the project moves towards its power generation target by the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

Ethiopian Airlines, the national flag carrier of Ethiopia, will launch its first direct flight from Addis Ababa to Hanoi on July 10, following approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The decision to eliminate district-level administration, merge communes, and especially consolidate provinces in the Mekong Delta has opened up vast development potential while addressing long-standing structural limitations that have hindered the region for years.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a host of working sessions on the morning of July 6 (local time) in Rio de Janeiro with leaders from major Brazilian corporations, aiming to bolster cooperation in aviation, biofuels, agriculture, and food processing and distribution.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam moves to establish international financial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and central Da Nang city, Swiss businesses are showing keen interest, drawn by the country’s push for administrative reform and its growing appeal as a base for long-term investment in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Government is ready to create all favorable conditions for Brazilian investors to pursue successful, sustainable, and long-term investment in Vietnam.

Overseas investment by Vietnamese firms in the first half of 2025 surged more than 3.5 times, reaching over US$487 million, the Ministry of Finance's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) reported.

Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) increased by 3.31% in the second quarter of 2025 as compared with the same period last year, Director General of the National Statistics Office Nguyen Thi Huong said on July 5.

VOV.VN -Vietnam’s total disbursed social investment capital in the first half of 2025 reached an estimated VND1,591.9 trillion, up 9.8% year-on-year and marking the highest level in five years, the General Statistics Office reported on July 5.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded its strongest first-half gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 15 years, fueled by manufacturing gains, resilient domestic demand, and macroeconomic stability.

The Vietnamese Government aims to have all administrative procedures related to businesses handled entirely online by the end of this year, regardless of administrative boundaries, according to Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung has urged US multinational PepsiCo to deepen its engagement in Vietnam’s development and support local businesses in joining its global supply chain, while highlighting the group’s role as a strategic partner.

VOV.VN - A fair pomoting Vietnam’s export-ready OCOP (One Commune One Product) goods will be held from August 1 to 3 at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Japan target two million two-way tourist visits each year, with central Da Nang city emerging as a key hub for bilateral tourism.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) rose by 6.56% in the first half of 2025, or 7.49% when crude oil is included, according to a meeting held by the municipal People’s Committee on July 4 to review economic performance in June and outline tasks for the rest of the year.

Vietnam and Brazil, boasting robust friendship and cooperation for years, are now leveraging the complementary strengths of their economies to elevate the bilateral relations to a new high.

Hoa Phat Group has received The Momentum, a bulk carrier with a deadweight tonnage of 110,000 DWT, marking the largest vessel in its fleet to date.

VOV.VN - For the first time Vietnam’s coffee export earnings surpassed US$5 billion in the first six months of the year, almost achieving its full-year target of US$5.5 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MoAE).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) of Vietnam has decided to extend the anti-dumping measures on monosodium glutamate (MSG) imports from China and Indonesia for an additional five years, from July 2025 to July 2030.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam - Singapore trade connection programme for fruit and vegetables is scheduled to take place at the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on July 18, aiming to support Vietnamese businesses in expanding exports and penetrating international distribution networks.

Vietnam’s frozen durian exports surged threefold in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, reaching over 14,280 tonnes across 388 shipments, according to the Plant Protection and Production Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Swedish food processing and packaging giant Tetra Pak has inaugurated the second phase worth EUR97 million of its aseptic packaging plant located in the VSIP II-A Industrial Park in Vinh Tan ward, Ho Chi Minh City, bringing the total investment to EUR217 million.