The Da Nang city People’s Committee has approved the Basal Pay, the country’s first crypto asset conversion project, operating within the city’s controlled fintech sandbox environment.

Ho Chi Minh City is pressing ahead with comprehensive and resolute measures to ensure its 2025 economic growth target of 8.5% or higher, with GDP expansion in the second half of the year expected to reach 10.3%.

VOV.VN - The second Automation World Vietnam 2025 opened on August 27 at the WTC EXPO International Exhibition Centre in Binh Duong, featuring more than 300 booths from 250 domestic and international enterprises.

VOV.VN - The 42nd session of the Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee on Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation took place from August 27 to September 2 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Deputy General Director of the General Department of Taxation (GDT) Le Long on August 26 chaired a meeting reviewing the evaluation of tax management effectiveness using the Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool (TADAT), attended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation led by Patrick De Mets.

VOV.VN - China has become the largest import market for Vietnamese fruits, with durians, dragon fruits, mangoes and jackfruits increasingly sought after by Chinese consumers and businesses.

The domestic meat market is facing mounting pressure as imports surge, with cheaper products increasingly dominating supermarket shelves.

The Ministry of Finance has proposed scrapping the current overseas investment registration certificates to ease capital outflows, suggesting a simplified foreign exchange management mechanism in their place.

VOV.VN - A delegation from Ho Chi Minh City on August 26 held the Kuala Lumpur-Ho Chi Minh City Business Roundtable at Taylor’s University, Selangor with a view to promoting bilateral investment initiatives.

VOV.VN - Two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Thailand reached nearly US$12.3 billion in the first seven months of 2025, representing an increase of 8.35% year on year, according to preliminary data released by Vietnam Customs.

The Politburo’s Resolution 68-NQ/TW on the development of the private economic sector is a watershed document that marks a fundamental shift in the perception and mindset towards private enterprises in Vietnam, underscoring their crucial role in driving national growth.

Vietnam has officially removed the state monopoly on gold bullion production, marking a significant shift in the country’s gold market dynamics.

The underground flow of hundreds of billions of US dollars into Vietnam’s cryptocurrency and digital asset market is set to be legalised as the country prepares to launch a series of official trading platforms, which are expected to serve as attractive investment channels, potential fundraising avenues for businesses.

Vietnam National Startup Support Centre, Amity Innovation Incubator (India) and Vietjet have launched the “Startup Flight” initiative, connecting the innovation ecosystem between Vietnam and India.

Vietnam's leading electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast announced on August 26 that it will showcase its first electric buses in Europe at Busworld Europe 2025, slated for October 3–9 in Brussels, Belgium.

VOV.VN - More than 200 domestic and international enterprises are showcasing products at the Vietnam ASEAN International Furniture & Home Accessories Fair (VIFA ASEAN 2025) in Ho Chi Minh City, highlighting Vietnamese craftsmanship and design on the global stage.

VOV.VN - Danish brewer Carlsberg, in partnership with the Hue City People’s Committee, inaugurated the expanded Phu Bai Brewery on August 26, making it the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - After 40 years of renovation, Vietnam is now the world’s 33rd largest economy, with GDP per capita up more than 60 times and among the top 30 countries for trade growth.

VOV.VN - Vietnam should promote its potential and advantages to develop medical tourism into a spearhead economic sector, thereby contributing to making the country a regional healthcare hub, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - During his working visit to Da Nang on August 25, Ambassador Karl Van den Bossche said that many Belgian businesses are interested in cooperating with the city, particularly in the fields of shipbuilding, high technology, and logistics.

Despite significant global challenges, Vietnam has achieved remarkable economic progress in recent years, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s Country Director for Vietnam Shantanu Chakraborty has said in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

VOV.VN - The Vietnam E-commerce & Digital Technology Application Forum 2025 is set for September 5 in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing together major global and regional digital economy players, including Amazon Global Selling, Shopee, TikTok Shop, ViettelPost, Vietnam Post, JD Logistics, Fado, and French firm Taureau AI.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang on August 25 met with visiting Zhang Min, Vice Governor of China’s Henan province, to discuss strengthening bilateral economic and trade ties.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea (RoK) announced on August 25 that Korean enterprises had secured about KRW27 billion (US$19.4 million) in contract leads at the Secutech Vietnam exhibition, a leading disaster safety industry event in Southeast Asia.

VOV.VN - US energy giant ExxonMobil has expressed interest in investing about US$10 billion to build a modern, low-emission oil refinery in the Van Phong Economic Zone of Khanh Hoa province, central Vietnam.

Vietnam's biodegradable plastic products have great potential for export to Spain as the country's household plastic market is expected to grow significantly in the next few years, especially with the rise of eco-friendly products.

Vietnam’s economic situation changed significantly after the 6th National Party Congress, with decisions to remove production bottlenecks, ease circulation of goods, and adopt a multi-sectoral economic policy. In particular, opening the door for private enterprises to develop freely in all sectors not prohibited by law helped transform the economy.

India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has issued its final determination in the anti-dumping investigation into hot-rolled coil (HRC) steel imports from Vietnam. Under the decision, HRC produced by Hoa Phat Group will not be subject to anti-dumping duties.

Vietnam’s real estate market has seen heightened mergers and acquisitions (M&A) since the start of the year, with a wave of large-scale deals driven by foreign investors, according to Savills Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) have refreshed their long-standing partnership with a renewed focus on Vietnam-led priorities.