Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s economic powerhouse, reported robust gains in industry, services, and foreign investment in the first eight months, but officials warned that sluggish public investment is threatening its 8.5% growth target.

Global Finance has ranked Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong A+, the highest grade in its 2025 Central Banker Report Cards.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Science and Technology is drafting guidance documents for the implementation of the Law, which include provisions on building a nationwide network of creative innovation centers. About 100 such centers are expected to be set up across the country during 2025-2026.

VOV.VN - Rice exporters were recommended to diversify markets to minimise risks from global trade fluctuations, according to a conference held on September 10 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - The Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) has once again reaffirmed its leading position as the most valuable brand in Vietnam in 2025, with a valuation of US$7.4 billion, according to UK-based Brand Finance.

VOV.VN - Eight years after its inaugural edition, the Vietnam Private Sector Forum 2025 (VPSF 2025), a national-level policy and action platform, will officially return to Hanoi on September 15-16, aimed at advancing the role of the economic private sector in the national economy.

VOV.VN - The 23rd Vietnam International Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition (VietnamPrintPack 2025) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on September 10, drawing more than 350 exhibitors from 15 countries and territories worldwide.

Vietnam’s agriculture scene has gone from scraping by to raking in over US$60 billion in exports, turning rice paddies and coffee fields into a cash cow that’s fueling the nation’s economic rise.

VOV.VN - Apple continues to surprise consumers this year by placing Vietnam among the first markets to launch the iPhone 17 series, with pre-orders beginning on September 12 and official sales starting on September 19.

Vietnam has launched its first research project on combining solar energy with agriculture, aiming to increase farmers' incomes while accelerating the country's energy transition.

VOV.VN - LEGO, the Danish construction toy production company, and Kuehne+Nagel, a global transport and logistics company in Switzerland, inaugurated a Regional Distribution Centre in Vietnam’s Dong Nai province, marking an expansion of their strategic partnership to serve the Asia–Pacific market.

VOV.VN - Starting from September 9, 2025, Vietnam pilots its first-ever crypto asset market, a move that signals a major policy shift from observation to building a regulated playing field.

The Politburo’s Resolution 68-NQ/TW on the development of the private economic sector has been hailed as a revolutionary policy that clearly affirms the role of this sector in the national economy.

With a month left until the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ho Chi Minh City’s mooncake market is buzzing as major brands launch new flavors, creative packaging, and designs inspired by traditions.

Vietnam’s real estate sector is increasingly attracting foreign investors through mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with cooperative and “friendly” deals emerging as the prevailing trend.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) underscored its determination to diversify markets, products, and supply sources to sustain Vietnam’s import-export growth at an August trade promotion briefing held in Hanoi on September 9.

VOV.VN - FESCO, a leading Russian logistics company, is playing a pivotal role with its project to develop Ho Chi Minh City port as a regional transshipment hub, facilitating trade between Russia and ASEAN.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan has underscored its strong support for WTO reform, highlighting concrete commitments such as completing the ratification of the Fisheries Subsidies Agreement and joining key initiatives.

Vietnam’s pepper industry recorded export revenue of more than US$1 billion in the first eight months of 2025, the highest level for the period in seven years, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

The AVAC Vietnam JSC exported its second batch of African swine fever (ASF) vaccine, AVAC ASF LIVE, comprising 340,000 doses, to the Philippines on September 8.

The Jeonbuk Agricultural Cooperative and Jeonju Horticultural Cooperative of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on September 8 held a ceremony to mark the shipment of the first batch of 2025-season pears to Vietnam.

Vietnam’s economy expanded by 7.5% in the first half of 2025, one of the fastest rates in the region, reflecting strong momentum despite continued global uncertainties, according to the latest Vietnam Economic Update by the World Bank (WB), released on September 8.

VOV.VN - After nearly four decades of reforms and global integration, Vietnam, from a poor country facing many challenges, has risen strongly to become a country approaching a high-middle-income status.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam – Cambodia business networking conference on production, distribution, and logistics will take place in the southern province of Tay Ninh on September 12-14, according to Vietnam's Trade Counselor in Cambodia Do Viet Phuong.

VOV.VN - Authorities will set up an inspection team on September 9 to examine gold businesses and credit organisations’ compliance with policies and laws in gold trading in response to the recent sharp rise in domestic gold prices.

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent about US$3.021 billion importing 136,490 completely built unit (CBU) cars in the opening eight months of this year, marking strong growth with a 38.3% increase in value and a 28.1% rise in volume, according to the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - Around 550 delegates from 33 countries and territories across Asia and beyond are expected to attend the eighth Organic Asia Congress (OAC), to be held in Ninh Binh province, Vietnam, from September 16 - 19.

VOV.VN -Vietnam’s lychee exports reachedto an all-time high of US$80 million during the seven-month period, more than tripling the value recorded in the same period last year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an Official dispatch, setting forth directions for the coordination of fiscal and monetary policies, with a clear focus on sustaining macroeconomic stability while driving economic growth.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total trade with ASEAN exceeded US$60 billion in the first eight months of 2025, with imports accounting for US$35 billion and exports reaching US$25.6 billion.