The Swiss–Viet Economic Forum 2025 officially opened in the central city of Da Nang on November 4 under the theme “Innovative Partnerships for Sustainable Growth,” aiming to transform high-level dialogue into practical cooperation.

The National E-commerce Week and Vietnam Online Shopping Day (Online Friday) 2025 will take place from November 13–17, offering maximum promotional incentives, with discounts and promotional values of up to 100% on goods and services.

Vietnam regards the establishment of an international financial centre as one of the key institutional breakthroughs and an important move to unlock resources, accelerate growth model transformation associated with economic restructuring and enhance national competitiveness, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on November 4.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasized the need for data to be traded on exchanges, calling for a national data exchange with pioneering regulations, infrastructure as the foundation, advanced technology, and skilled human resources, while ensuring data security as a prerequisite for market development.

Numerous British news outlets on October 29 (local time) reported on the important agreements reached between Vietnam and the UK during Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam’s visit to London.

The Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and Standard Chartered, in their reports released late October, raised the GDP growth forecasts for Vietnam to 7.9% and 7.5%, respectively, nearly 2 percentage points higher than their previous projections.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has laid stress on open trade, resilient supply chains, stronger regional connectivity, and responsible digital transformation to drive sustainable growth across the Asia-Pacific.

VOV.VN - Standard Chartered Bank has lifted Vietnam’s 2025 growth forecast from 6.1% to 7.5%, and its 2026 projection from 6.2% to 7.2%, according to its latest macroeconomic update.

Digital finance is emerging as a key driver of Vietnam’s economic transformation as the country strives to achieve high-income status by 2045, create millions of new jobs, and expand access to finance for all, experts said at a conference in HCM City on October 29.

VOV.VN - To achieve the GDP growth target of 8.3-8.5% in 2025, the Vietnamese Government needs to maintain macroeconomic stability while revitalizing traditional growth drivers and promoting new momentum.