Vietnam and the European Union (EU) have agreed to set up a special joint task force to address trade barriers and enhance the implementation of the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). The decision was made at the fourth meeting of the EVFTA Committee in...
Vietnam’s Long Thanh International Airport (LTH) is on track to begin technical flights on December 19, 2025, ahead of its full operational launch in June 2026. This move is to transform the country’s aviation landscape. The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the...
UK pork producers are making a strategic push into Vietnam’s fast-growing food market with a major trade mission from September 23 to 25, organised by the UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), the British Consulate-General and the British...
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies from the Republic of Korea (RoK) are increasingly eyeing Vietnam as a strategic “pharmerging market” in Southeast Asia. Rising incomes, an ageing population, and a surge in lifestyle-related diseases are boosting healthcare...
Nokia and Viettel have announced a strategic collaboration to modernize Vietnam’s fixed broadband infrastructure using Nokia’s Broadband Network Gateway – Control User Plane Separation (BNG-CUPS) solution. The upgrade will first be rolled out in the Hanoi metro...
Vietnam is rapidly emerging as a strategic cold-chain and agritech investment destination, backed by record-breaking export figures and fast-growing domestic food demand. In 2024, the country’s agriculture, forestry, and fisheries exports reached USD 62.4 – 62.5...
Vietnam has become a strategic pillar in the global semiconductor industry as U.S. based Marvell Technology inaugurated three new offices, officially making the country its third-largest R&D center worldwide. The expansion includes two offices in Ho Chi Minh City...
Retail giant Lotte Shopping from the Republic of Korea has announced plans to open two to three additional large-scale shopping malls in major Vietnamese cities by 2030, reinforcing Vietnam’s growing importance in its global expansion strategy. The announcement was...
Vietnam is seeing a sharp rise in grain imports as domestic production of rice and corn declines and the livestock and aquaculture industries expand. Farmers in key regions such as the Mekong Delta are shifting land from staple crops to more profitable activities,...
Vietjet has broken ground on a USD 100 million maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility at Long Thanh International Airport, marking a major step forward in Vietnam’s aviation infrastructure development. Designed to accommodate up to ten aircraft...
Vietnam has revised its 2025 GDP growth target upwards to 8.3 – 8.5%, replacing an earlier goal of 8%, under a sweeping new resolution that sets immediate action across investment, infrastructure, credit management, exports and domestic consumption. The...
Denmark’s Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its CI GMF II Cooperatief UA fund, has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Petrovietnam to advance offshore wind projects in Vietnam. The deal, announced on August 22, follows a renewable energy...
