Business Traveller, the UK’s leading travel magazine for business and affluent travellers, has recently named Phu Quoc among the world’s most trending and “hottest” destinations, predicting a dramatic transformation for the Vietnamese island in the years ahead.
After more than a decade of negotiations, the Vietnam–EFTA Free Trade Agreement (VEFTA) is expected to open up significant opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to access some of the world’s highest-income markets.
VOV.VN - The competition among localities through the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) is likely to become one of the official indicators under Government Resolution No. 02 in 2026.
VOV.VN - Nearly 500 containers of Vietnamese tea have been stranded at Pakistan’s Karachi Port, prompting the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to step in to support affected businesses and address mounting losses.
As the global economy faces growing uncertainty, including geopolitical tensions, persistent inflation, and rising trade protectionism, diversifying export markets has become an urgent priority for Vietnamese businesses.
With the Lunar New Year (Tet) set to fall in mid-February 2026, businesses in Ho Chi Minh City are accelerating production, finalising stockpiling plans and rolling out price-stabilisation measures to meet shopping demand amid persistently high input costs.
VOV.VN -The Dak Lak Department of Industry and Trade on December 15 hosted a program welcoming a delegation of foreign businesses to trade agricultural products from the Central Highlands, attracting more than 20 companies from China, Singapore, Australia, and the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Vietnamese businesses and diplomats from many African countries gathered at the “Meet Africa 2025” event held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 11.
The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), together with the Japan Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH), hosted the 2025 Japan business roundtable in the city on December 12.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Cambodia Border OCOP Trade Fair in An Giang province brings together 80 enterprises from both countries, featuring top-rated OCOP products and regional specialties while creating new opportunities for cross-border trade.