VOV.VN - The Vietnam International Trade Report 2025, released by the Foreign Trade University (FTU) on October 10 in Hanoi, identifies four new strategic growth drivers to help Vietnam sustain integration momentum, elevate its position, and ensure sustainable development in the new era.

VOV.VN - The private sector has been an increasingly vital driving force of the national economy, affirmed Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the inaugural Vietnam Private Economy Landscape (ViPEL) 2025 programme held in Hanoi on October 10.

As Canada accelerates trade diversification and Vietnam aims to increase its export presence in the North American country, the Canada International Textile & Apparel Expo has become a key platform for Vietnamese garment and textile businesses to explore cooperation opportunities.

Italian scooter legend Lambretta officially entered the Vietnamese market on October 10 through its exclusive distributor, Lamscooter JSC, marking a key step in its global expansion and reaffirming its position in the premium two-wheeler segment.

VOV.VN - Australia has secured a significant agreement with Vietnam that will allow fresh Australian blueberries to be exported to the Vietnamese market for the first time, unlocking an estimated AUD22 million in trade over five years.

VOV.VN - The Mexican Ministry of Economy has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into certain steel cable products imported from Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has officially apolished the State’s 13-year monopoly on gold bar production, allowing qualified banks and enterprises to engage in the business under a new decree effective from October 10.

Hanoi Giftshow 2025 is underway at the National Exhibition on Architecture, Planning and Construction, featuring 450 booths from domestic and international businesses.

After FTSE Russell officially upgraded Vietnam from a frontier to a secondary emerging market on October 8, international outlets namely Reuters, AFP, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Business Times, Channel News Asia, and Nikkei Asia reported it as “the strongest signal” of Vietnam’s rising position in financial map.

VOV.VN - The European Union has announced a EUR430 million support package to ramp up Vietnam’s Bac Ai Pumped Storage Hydropower Project, a flagship initiative under the country’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son on October 9 signed a decision establishing the Vietnam Sub-Committee under the Joint Committee of the Vietnam–Cuba Trade Agreement.

Product identification and traceability remain the two pillars of modern market management, Tran Huu Linh, Director General of the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said at a conference on October 9 on enhancing the value of Vietnamese products.

The Hanoi People’s Committee on October 9 broke ground for Nam Thang Long – Tran Hung Dao section of Metro Line No. 2, a national key infrastructure project with a total investment of over VND35 trillion (US$1.33 billion).

VOV.VN - The Vice Chairman and the Global Head of Capital Markets at Nasdaq has congratulated Vietnam on its official stock market upgrade and expressed readiness to cooperate with the State Securities Commission and Vietnamese enterprises in listing, capital mobilization, and related fields.

VOV.VN - Vietnam hopes to learn from countries with more mature experience to develop the market responsibly, not only creating a professional platform for investors and the public but also attracting capital inflows to support economic growth.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for strengthened actions to ensure that the Vietnamese stock market continues to grow strongly, transparently, efficiently, modernly, and sustainably so as to be upgraded to higher standards and become an important channel for medium- and long-term capital mobilisation.

Despite mounting pressures from a trade protectionism policy spreading across the world, Vietnam’s economy recorded an impressive growth rate in the third quarter this year, with gross domestic product (GDP) expanding by 8.23% year on year.

VOV.VN - Despite ongoing economic challenges, Hanoi’s retail and consumer service sectors continue to post strong results, remaining one of Vietnam’s key growth drivers.

VOV.VN - The Plant Production and Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony on October 9 to announce the official export of Vietnamese pomelo to Australia - a significant milestone in the country’s agricultural trade.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in coordination with relevant agencies, hosted a forum in Hanoi on October 9 to emphasise the critical role of identification and traceability technology in enhancing the competitiveness of Vietnamese products in both domestic and international markets.

The Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association (VYEA) announced in Hanoi on October 8 the summary report of Vietnam Private Sector Forum 2025 (VPSF 2025) and launched a programme to train 10,000 chief executive officers (CEOs) from 2025 to 2030.

Vietnam’s first-ever inclusion by FTSE Russell in the list of Secondary Emerging Markets, alongside China, India, and Indonesia, represents a historic turning point and a new phase in the development of its stock market, according to Associate Professor Dr Ho Quoc Tuan from the University of Bristol (UK).

Vietnam’s pepper export earnings exceeded US$1.26 billion in the first nine months of 2025, surging by 27.6% year-on-year, signaling a clear recovery in the international market, the Vietnam Pepper and Spices Association (VPSA) has reported.

Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has made a strong impression at Busworld Europe 2025, the world’s largest trade fair for the bus and coach industry, which is underway in Brussels, Belgium, from October 4–9.

Vietnam’s labour market navigated persistent hurdles in the third quarter despite broader economic gains, said Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, acting head of the Department of Population and Labour Statistics at the Ministry of Finance’s National Statistics Office.

With a motto of solidarity, cooperation, responsibility, and sustainable development, Vietnam stands ready to be a reliable partner and an attractive, safe destination for the global logistics business community, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 8.

Vietnamese investors poured a total of US$846.8 million into overseas projects in the first nine months of 2025, a 4.5-fold surge from the same period last year, reported the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

The Vietnam International Electronics and Smart Appliances Expo (IEAE) will be held from October 30 to November 1 at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre (ICE).

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Innovation Summit 2025 (VIS 2025), slated for November 6–7 in Ho Chi Minh City, is poised to become a major action-oriented forum focusing on cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), smart manufacturing, fintech, and green technology.

VOV.VN - Negotiations on reciprocal tariffs between Vietnam and the United States are progressing quite positively, and both sides are striving to conclude the talks by this November, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan.