VOV.VN - Vietnam is expected to remain one of ASEAN’s fastest-growing economies in 2026, supported by resilient exports, strong investment inflows and an ambitious reform agenda, despite mounting global uncertainties, according to the World Bank’s latest Vietnam Economic Update released on May 15.

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.

VOV.VN - Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City declined significantly in the first quarter of 2026, reaching approximately US$2 billion, down 15.6% from the previous quarter and 16.9% year on year, according to the State Bank of Vietnam’s Regional Branch 2.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s pursuit of double-digit growth faces mounting challenges amid global volatility, with lawmakers urging swift action to remove institutional bottlenecks, strengthen policy execution and enhance responsiveness, while unlocking new drivers to sustain momentum and safeguard macroeconomic stability.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s tuna exports held steady in the first two months of 2026 despite fluctuations in the global market, with gains in emerging destinations offsetting declines in several traditional ones.

VOV.VN - Amid global market volatility and climate challenges, Vietnam’s wood industry registered a historic threshold in 2025, with exports of timber and wood products exceeding US$17 billion for the first time, underscoring its role as a major export pillar of the national economy.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s government has been credited by lawmakers with steering the country through an unusually turbulent five-year term, citing flexible governance, resilience and a series of socio-economic achievements recorded amid global and domestic headwinds.

VOV.VN - Preliminary data from Vietnam Customs shows that Vietnam’s electronics exports reached nearly US$143 billion as of November 15, 2025, up US$32 billion from the same period last year.

VOV.VN - Despite facing global headwinds, Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest economic-financial centre that was hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021-2022, secured high growth in 2023, creating an essential prerequisite for the city to move ahead in 2024 and beyond.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese economy has weathered global headwinds to secure an estimated growth rate of 5.05% for this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO) in its report released on December 29.