Ahead of the 14th National Party Congress, the DMV Business and Patriotism Club - representing Vietnamese entrepreneurs and intellectuals in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia of the US - has expressed strong confidence and high expectations for this landmark political event in the homeland.

The Vietnamese business community in Berlin gathered on January 5 to celebrate the New Year 2026, reflecting on their accomplishments in 2025 and mapping out plans for the year ahead.

Vietnam pumped nearly VND6.4 quadrillion (US$246 billion) in additional registered capital into the economy in 2025, a 77.8% leap from 2024, according to a socio-economic report released on January 5 by the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.

Vietnam achieved a top-tier global ranking in operational efficiency, placing 16th among 101 economies with a score of 70.44 points in the World Bank's Business Ready 2025 report released on December 30, though challenges remain in other assessment areas.

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.