VOV.VN - Vietnam’s industrial production continued to show positive momentum in early 2026, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increasing by 10.4% year on year in the first two months of the year, driven by manufacturing.

Vietnam’s wood and wood product exports reached over US$2.5 billion in the first two months of the year, statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment showed.

The Department of Vietnam Customs (DVC) reported a positive start in 2025, with State budget revenue hitting VND 61.3 trillion (US$2.45 billion) in the first two months, or 14.92% of the annual target and an 8.91% year-on-year surge, heard a conference in Hanoi on March 7.

VOV.VN - A total of 3,294 new businesses with a combined registered capital of VND 20.8 trillion were set up in the capital during the first two months of 2025, according to the Hanoi Statistics Office

Traffic accidents and fatalities have seen a notable decline in the first two months of 2025, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported over 30,914 tonnes of pepper worth US$124.3 million during the first two months of this year, down 23.5% in volume and 2.1% in value over the same period from 2023, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Low-cost airline VietJet recorded the highest rate of flight delays compared to other domestic airlines in the first two months of this year, according to data announced by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Vietnam has recorded a trade surplus of US$4.72 billion in the first two months of 2024, higher than the figure of US$3.5 billion reported in the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

State budget collection from export-import activities in the first two months stood at VND56.33 trillion (US$2.37 billion), or 13.3% of the estimate, down 19.4% year-on-year, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs (Vietnam Customs).

VOV.VN - Enterprises based in Ho Chi Minh City exported a total of US$7.5 billion worth of goods via border gates during the opening two months of the year, recording a year-on-year increase of 3%, according to the latest statistics compiled by the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.