Hanoi targets 1–3 firms in SEA’s Top 500 as it restructures state sector

Hanoi targets 1–3 firms in SEA’s Top 500 as it restructures state sector

VOV.VN - Hanoi has set a target of building one to three enterprises capable of ranking among Southeast Asia’s Top 500 companies, as the capital moves to restructure its state sector and strengthen its role in key strategic industries.

2026-2030 financial inclusion goals must reach every corner of society: PM
2026-2030 financial inclusion goals must reach every corner of society: PM

The strategy for 2026–2030 must continue to ensure progress and equity in equal access to finance and credit for all groups, leaving no one behind in the development process, particularly those in rural, remote, mountainous, border, and island areas; poor households, students, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

2026-2030 financial inclusion goals must reach every corner of society: PM
Vietnam ready for nationwide E10 biofuel rollout from June 1
Vietnam ready for nationwide E10 biofuel rollout from June 1

Major fuel distributors and domestic refineries are accelerating preparations to ensure sufficient supply, infrastructure and technical capacity for the nationwide sale of E10 biofuel starting June 1.

Vietnam ready for nationwide E10 biofuel rollout from June 1
Resolution 68: Advantages maximised to advance private economic sector
Resolution 68: Advantages maximised to advance private economic sector

Nearly one year since the issuance of the Politburo’s Resolution No. 68-NQ/TW on private sector development, significant shifts in governance thinking, coupled with the private sector’s proactive adaptation, have generated fresh momentum for the economy.

Resolution 68: Advantages maximised to advance private economic sector
2026 securities market opening targets upgrade, transparency and new trading platforms
2026 securities market opening targets upgrade, transparency and new trading platforms

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s securities sector has set key goals for 2026, including market upgrade, enhanced transparency and the early launch of carbon credit and digital asset trading platforms.

2026 securities market opening targets upgrade, transparency and new trading platforms
Resolution 79: Decentralising power, expanding public – private partnerships
Resolution 79: Decentralising power, expanding public – private partnerships

Resolution No. 79-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on January 6, 2026, reaffirms the leading role of the state sector in the socialist-oriented market economy while requesting stronger governance reform, deeper power decentralisation, more effective public investment, and expanded cooperation with the private sector.

Resolution 79: Decentralising power, expanding public – private partnerships
HCM City sees qualitative shift in FDI with billion-dollar digital projects
HCM City sees qualitative shift in FDI with billion-dollar digital projects

Ho Chi Minh City is witnessing a structural shift in foreign direct investment (FDI), marked by the emergence of billion-dollar projects in data centres, digital infrastructure and financial technology.

HCM City sees qualitative shift in FDI with billion-dollar digital projects
Taiwanese high-tech firm selects Vietnam as Southeast Asia manufacturing hub
Taiwanese high-tech firm selects Vietnam as Southeast Asia manufacturing hub

VOV.VN - UNIVACCO Technology Inc., a Tainan-based technology manufacturer, has chosen Vietnam as its strategic production base in Southeast Asia after leasing nearly 30,000 square meters of industrial land at Long Thanh Industrial Park in Vietnam’s southern Dong Nai province.

Taiwanese high-tech firm selects Vietnam as Southeast Asia manufacturing hub
God of Wealth Day gold buying: Don’t let early-year luck become investment risk
God of Wealth Day gold buying: Don’t let early-year luck become investment risk

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s God of Wealth Day, observed on the 10th day of the first lunar month and falling on February 26 in 2026, has long been associated with buying gold for good fortune.

God of Wealth Day gold buying: Don’t let early-year luck become investment risk
Vietnamese durian prices hit record highs on strong China demand
Vietnamese durian prices hit record highs on strong China demand

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s durian prices have surged to record levels after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, driven by robust demand from China and a near absence of regional competitors.

Vietnamese durian prices hit record highs on strong China demand
Rail sector operates more than 1,800 services during Lunar New Year
Rail sector operates more than 1,800 services during Lunar New Year

During the nine-day Lunar New Year break, the rail sector operated more than 1,800 train services, ensuring safety and meeting high travel demand.

Rail sector operates more than 1,800 services during Lunar New Year
Hanoi metro ridership up over 32% during Tet
Hanoi metro ridership up over 32% during Tet

Over the nine days of Tet, Hanoi’s two urban railway lines, Cat Linh–Ha Dong Line 2A and Nhon–Hanoi Railway Station Line 3.1, handled over 243,000 passenger trips, marking a year-on-year increase of more than 32% compared to Tet 2025.

Hanoi metro ridership up over 32% during Tet
2026 Economic Census to be released on June 30
2026 Economic Census to be released on June 30

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang, who heads the Central Steering Committee for the 2026 Economic Census, has affirmed that initial results of the census will be announced on June 30, 2026, seven months earlier than originally scheduled.

2026 Economic Census to be released on June 30
Legal reforms improve property market accessibility for overseas Vietnamese
Legal reforms improve property market accessibility for overseas Vietnamese

Sustained remittance inflows, coupled with breakthrough changes in the legal framework governing land, housing and real estate business activities, are opening up significant opportunities for overseas Vietnamese to invest more in the domestic property market.

Legal reforms improve property market accessibility for overseas Vietnamese
Positive start puts tourism on course for record target
Positive start puts tourism on course for record target

VOV.VN - Encouraging results at the start of 2026 are opening new prospects and creating fresh impetus for growth across Vietnam’s tourism sector.

Positive start puts tourism on course for record target
Stocks surge nearly 2% in first session after Lunar New Year break
Stocks surge nearly 2% in first session after Lunar New Year break

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s stock market rallied sharply on February 23, its first trading day following the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday, with the benchmark VN-Index climbing nearly 2% on strong buying interest across most sectors.

Stocks surge nearly 2% in first session after Lunar New Year break
Lobster exports to China post solid gain in January
Lobster exports to China post solid gain in January

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s lobster exports to China continued their upward trajectory in January, rising 6% year on year to US$100.2 million, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

Lobster exports to China post solid gain in January
Vietnam considers Intel long-term strategic partner in semiconductor industry
Vietnam considers Intel long-term strategic partner in semiconductor industry

Vietnam considers Intel Corporation a long-term strategic partner in developing the country’s semiconductor industry, said Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang.

Vietnam considers Intel long-term strategic partner in semiconductor industry
Agriculture sector on path to US$74 billion in export revenue
Agriculture sector on path to US$74 billion in export revenue

Even as a sluggish global recovery, rising protectionism, tighter technical standards continue to pose challenges, agriculture, environment sector is carving out new growth opportunities by restructuring production, stepping up business initiative and shifting its growth model, with exports targeted at US$74 billion.

Agriculture sector on path to US$74 billion in export revenue
Stronger push to attract FDI from the start of 2026
Stronger push to attract FDI from the start of 2026

VOV.VN - Amid continued fluctuations in the global economy, 2026 has been identified as a pivotal year for Vietnam to reposition its foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy toward higher-quality capital flows with stronger technological content, higher added value and broader spillover effects.

Stronger push to attract FDI from the start of 2026
Laying groundwork for national enterprises to grow in step with the nation
Laying groundwork for national enterprises to grow in step with the nation

VOV.VN - In the new era, Vietnam needs national enterprises that advance together with national development, thus contributing to a self-reliant, resilient and independent economy. That also requires the State to adopt a concrete strategy to build strong national enterprises.

Laying groundwork for national enterprises to grow in step with the nation
Vietnamese handicrafts seek to navigate global shifts via digital transformation
Vietnamese handicrafts seek to navigate global shifts via digital transformation

Amidst the drastic restructuring of global supply chains and increasingly stringent requirements for sustainable development and green consumption, digital transformation is emerging as a key solution for Vietnam’s handicraft industry to transcend the limitations of traditional models, and enhance value.

Vietnamese handicrafts seek to navigate global shifts via digital transformation
Minister calls on Amazon to scale up investment in Vietnam
Minister calls on Amazon to scale up investment in Vietnam

Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang has received Shannon Kellogg, Amazon Vice President of Public Policy for the Americas, underlining his ministry’s consistent support for foreign investors and businesses to operate safely and productively in Vietnam.

Minister calls on Amazon to scale up investment in Vietnam
Market stable, supplies ample as Tet holiday ends
Market stable, supplies ample as Tet holiday ends

The domestic market remained well supplied and prices stable on February 22, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year and the final day of the nine-day Tet holiday break, as trading activities nationwide returned to normal.

Market stable, supplies ample as Tet holiday ends
Vietnam restructures growth model to pursue breakthrough growth in 2026
Vietnam restructures growth model to pursue breakthrough growth in 2026

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy stands at a potential turning point, with macroeconomic stability consolidated during 2021-2025 while facing multiple challenges that demand decisive policy management and higher-quality growth.

Vietnam restructures growth model to pursue breakthrough growth in 2026
YADEA to open US$100-million e-motorbike factory in Bac Ninh
YADEA to open US$100-million e-motorbike factory in Bac Ninh

YADEA Vietnam will inaugurate a 100-million-USD electric motorbike manufacturing plant in Bac Ninh province on March 1, alongside the launch of a new premium model, the YADEA Osta.

YADEA to open US$100-million e-motorbike factory in Bac Ninh
Market linkages key for Vietnamese firms joining global supply chains
Market linkages key for Vietnamese firms joining global supply chains

VOV.VN - In the long term, to keep pace with global supply chains and secure a firm foothold in the global market, Vietnamese enterprises must comply with product quality standards, green requirements and social responsibility obligations.

Market linkages key for Vietnamese firms joining global supply chains
Vietnam eyes deeper economic partnership with France in key future industries
Vietnam eyes deeper economic partnership with France in key future industries

Vietnam is ramping up efforts to draw high-quality French investment into sectors where France holds global advantages, including transport infrastructure, smart cities, renewable energy, artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, logistics, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai has said.

Vietnam eyes deeper economic partnership with France in key future industries
Post-Tet market stabilises as supplies remain abundant nationwide
Post-Tet market stabilises as supplies remain abundant nationwide

VOV.VN - As of February 21 (the fifth day of the Lunar New Year - Tet 2026), the market for essential goods has largely returned to normal operations, according to the Domestic Market Management and Development Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Post-Tet market stabilises as supplies remain abundant nationwide
US lowers final anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese shrimp following review
US lowers final anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese shrimp following review

VOV.VN - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced lower-than-expected final anti-dumping duty rates on certain frozen warmwater shrimp imported from Vietnam, following the conclusion of its 19th administrative review (POR19).

US lowers final anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese shrimp following review
Unlocking domestic resources to drive post-Congress growth
Unlocking domestic resources to drive post-Congress growth

VOV.VN - As Vietnam enters the implementation phase of the Resolution adopted at the 14th National Party Congress, the priority is no longer merely conveying its spirit, but translating it into concrete policies and measurable economic outcomes.

Unlocking domestic resources to drive post-Congress growth
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