Vingroup on April 29 officially broke ground on the international university urban area project in Xuan Thoi Son commune, Ho Chi Minh City, covering 880 hectares with a total investment of VND59 trillion (US$2.23 billion).

The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade), in coordination with the Vietnam Trade Office in Japan and its Osaka branch, the ASEAN-Japan Centre, the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), and the Osaka Industrial Innovation Centre, will organise a trade and investment delegation to Japan.

While notable progress has been made in tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, lingering gaps still require stronger, more coordinated action to fully meet recommendations from the European Commission (EC), particularly after its fifth inspection.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Mexico teamed up with the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico on April 28 to showcase Vietnam’s booming economy and pitch opportunities for trade and investment.

FPT and Intel have announced a strategic collaboration to deliver end-to-end artificial intelligence (AI)-driven factory optimisation solutions, combining advanced simulation, AI and digital manufacturing technologies to improve efficiency and speed up the shift towards autonomous operations.

The central province of Gia Lai is stepping up efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by investing hundreds of billions of Vietnamese dong to support fishermen in changing livelihoods and securing sustainable incomes.

The Vietnam Fisheries Society and the Directorate of Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment on April 28 opened the Vietnam International Fisheries Technology Expo 2026 (VINAFIS EXPO 2026) at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City.

Total revenue across four major e-commerce platforms, including Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop and Tiki, rose nearly 47% year-on-year to VND148.6 trillion (US$5.7 billion) in the first three months of the year, equivalent to VND1.65 trillion per day, as online retail continued to expand across Vietnam’s digital economy.

Vietnam will stop regulating kerosene prices from April 29, allowing businesses to set retail prices based on market conditions under a new decree issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on April 28.

VOV.VN - Full compliance with obligations under letters of credit (L/Cs) is essential to safeguard the credibility of the financial system and help contain risks, as any deviation can erode trust and affect the broader trade and investment environment.

Ho Chi Minh City is seeing a sharp surge in foreign direct investment into hi-tech sectors, especially data infrastructure, a cornerstone of the digital economy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s imports of machinery and equipment rose sharply in early 2026, signalling robust investment activity and expanding production capacity.

VOV.VN - Facing shrinking orders and rising costs, Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is accelerating restructuring, diversifying markets and investing in technology to sustain production.

VOV.VN - Energy prices have fluctuated sharply, while rising input costs are putting pressure on the price level in 2026.

HCM City authorities have fined multiple gold shops and confiscated large quantities of untraceable jewellery in a market inspection, officials said on April 27, as regulators step up oversight amid volatile global prices.

VOV.VN - Sun Group on April 27 broke ground on the Phan Thiet Airport project in Lam Dong province, marking a major step toward boosting air connectivity and tourism in the south-central region.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria and the Vietnam Cultural and Tourism Association in Europe (VNCT) have recently held the Vietnam–Bulgaria Tourism Forum 2026, aiming to deepen tourism cooperation and strengthen business linkages between the two countries.

The Vietnam Amazing Cup 2026, an annual national contest that evaluates and ranks the quality of Vietnamese specialty coffee using international standards, has once again affirmed its role as a trusted benchmark for quality and value in Vietnam’s coffee industry.

VOV.VN - Rising rapidly in global rankings, Vietnam’s national brand is emerging as a strategic asset, but sustaining this growth will require deeper innovation, stronger competitiveness and a long-term strategy to move beyond recognition toward global trust.

Can Tho considers the Republic of Korea (RoK) a top-priority partner and is committed to creating the most favourable conditions for Korean investors, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vuong Quoc Nam said.​

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Construction has proposed a range of aviation service fee incentives to attract airlines to newly built airports, particularly Long Thanh International Airport, a major national infrastructure project expected to begin operations in the coming time.

Vietnam is coming under growing pressure to make battery energy storage systems (BESS) a cornerstone of its power infrastructure, as rapid renewable expansion and rising electricity demand, driven by double-digit economic growth, expose mounting strain on the national grid.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will prioritise ODA and concessional loans for projects with wide impact and higher science and technology content in the 2026-2030 period.

In the first quarter of 2026, Vietnam–Singapore trade sustained strong growth, with key product groups posting positive two-way expansion, reflecting their deeper integration into global value chains and increasingly aligned cooperation between the two economies amid ongoing global volatility.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has granted investment registration certificates to four high-tech projects in the first quarter of 2026, with total registered capital exceeding US$1.23 billion, focusing on data centres, biomedicine, advanced manufacturing and core digital infrastructure.

VOV.VN - Fushan Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn (Taiwan-China), is planning to manufacture humanoid robots at its factory in Vietnam’s Bac Ninh province, according to an environmental license renewal application submitted in April 2026.

Despite ongoing global uncertainties, Vietnamese exporters are reporting strong order growth through the second quarter of 2026, driven by precautionary demand and supportive government policies.

The FDI Connect Forum 2026, themed “Towards Sustainable Global Supply Chains”, took place in the northern province of Bac Ninh on April 24.

The Photographic Society of America (PSA) Photo Gathering 2026 and the PSA-PG 2026 International Photo Exhibition officially opened at the Thung Nham ecotourism zone in Vietnam's northern province of Ninh Binh on April 24.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang has urged Argentina, as coordinator of negotiations, to accelerate progress towards an early signing of a preferential trade agreement (PTA) between Vietnam and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) following the launch of talks in December 2025.