Vietnam’s export–import activities are facing both heightened expectations and structural challenges as the country enters a new development phase marked by ambitious growth targets and an increasingly volatile global environment.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total import-export turnover in 2025 reached a record high of US$930.05 billion, up 18.2% year on year, with a trade surplus of US$20.03 billion, according to the National Statistics Office (GSO) under the Ministry of Finance.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam enters 2026, a pivotal year marking the start of a new growth cycle, the economy is poised for acceleration on the back of a stabilised foundation built during 2021–2025, while also facing growing challenges that will require decisive policy action and a focus on improving growth quality.

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.

Vietnam’s Foreign Trade University (FTU) received a special recognition from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at the awards ceremony of the International Prize for Gender Equality in Trade held at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 2.

VOV.VN - The export-import shipments during the early days of the traditional Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025 signal a positive outlook, raising hopes for a prosperous year in foreign trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s export-import turnover is likely to reach a record high of US$782 billion this year, demonstrating the country’s steady recovery amid global fluctuations, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Foreign Trade University (FTU) organised the seventh Forum on Internationalisation in Higher Education (FIHE7) in Hanoi on November 1.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s economy expanded by about 7.4% in the third quarter and 6.82% during the first nine months of the year, showing it is on track to meet and even surpass this year’s 6.5-7% growth target.

A sharp rise has been recorded in foreign trade over the past few months, and if this upward trend is sustained, this year’s foreign trade turnover is likely to break the record of US$732 billion set in 2022.