Finance ministry proposes extending car import tax incentives through 2032 (12/10/2026)
The move aims at giving businesses greater policy certainty for production and investment planning.

Vietnamese Prime Minister meets with Cambodian People's Party, Senate leader (12/10/2026)
The two leaders consented to strengthen economic connectivity, develop border gates and infrastructure, increase Vietnamese investment in Cambodia, effectively implement joint projects and resolve obstacles to facilitate trade and investment.

Wood exports rise 7.3%, driven by domestic sourcing advantage (12/10/2026)
Data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shows that timber harvested from planted forests over the first three quarters of 2026 reached 18.9 million cubic meters, representing a 5.3% year-on-year increase.

Lam Dong, South Korean partners boost trade links and investment (09/10/2026)
Vietnam’s south central Lam Dong province is currently home to 37 investment projects backed by South Korean enterprises, representing total registered capital of over $279 million. In the first nine months of 2026, the province’s export revenue to South Korea surpassed $56 million, accounting for 1.7% of its total export value.

Vietnam targets AI-powered productivity growth through embodied AI (09/10/2026)
Under the national AI strategy, Vietnam aims to build an AI economy accounting for about 6% of GDP, and achieve $5 billion in AI product exports.

Malaysia recognises five Vietnamese Halal certification bodies (09/10/2026)
With five recognised bodies, Vietnam ranks third globally by the number of JAKIM-approved Halal certification organisations, behind Australia and Japan.


Leveraging CPTPP tariffs: securing supply sources to drive breakout growth (08/10/2026)
The total import demand across the CPTPP bloc (excluding Vietnam) in 2025 reached approximately $4.25 trillion. Vietnam, with its export revenue to CPTPP markets exceeding $70 billion, accounted for just over 1% of the bloc's total imports.

Power tariffs to be frozen, service fee hikes capped to curb inflation (08/10/2026)
Among the key cost-push factors, petroleum products are considered to have the widest spillover impact, directly affecting not only commuting expenses but also freight transport, manufacturing, product distribution, and ultimately end-consumer retail prices.

Nine-month trade hits US$888 billion as balance swings to deficit (06/10/2026)
Vietnam’s total trade in goods reached US$888.02 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 30.4% year on year, as faster import growth pushed the trade balance from a surplus into a US$19.42 billion deficit, the National Statistics Office reported.

Electronics exports reach $175.4 billion in the first nine months (06/10/2026)
Exports electronics products reached $175.4 billion in the first three quarters of the year, surpassing the figure in 2025.

Vietnam earns $56.3 billion from agro-forestry-fishery exports (06/10/2026)
Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports reached an estimated $56.3 billion in the first nine months of 2026, up 7.8 per cent year-on-year, with China remaining the largest export market.

9-month trade tops $888 bln as trade surplus returns in Sept. (05/10/2026)
Over the first nine months, the United States remained Vietnam’s largest export destination with turnover reaching $140.0 billion. China was Vietnam’s largest source of imports, totaling $187.34 billion.

Vietnam’s seafood exports hit $9.1 billion in 9M (05/10/2026)
Shrimp remaining the country’s leading seafood export with total export turnover of $3.75 billion in the first nine months of 2026.

China rises to become Vietnam’s second-largest rice export market (05/10/2026)
China spent nearly US$505 million importing about 1.03 million tonnes of Vietnamese rice in the first eight months of 2026, making it Vietnam’s second-largest rice export market after the Philippines, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Ninh Binh records export turnover of $28.13 billion in 9M (02/10/2026)
The northern province maintaining strong growth across all major sectors in the first nine months of 2026.

Vietnam's manufacturing PMI eases to 51.9 in September amid export headwinds (02/10/2026)
Vietnam’s manufacturing sector maintained its 15-month expansion streak in September as the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) hit 51.9 points, supported by steady domestic production and record high business optimism despite rising energy costs and softer global demand.

The 2026 export equation: optimising profits in the processing and packaging industry (02/10/2026)
ProPak Hanoi 2026 – the convergence centre of the most advanced processing and packaging technology solutions, is opening from October 13 to 15 at VEC, Dong Anh, Hanoi.

Vietnamese securities regulator seeks greater market linkages with Singapore (01/10/2026)
Vietnamese securities companies able to participate as market makers, helping strengthen connections between the capital markets of Vietnam and Singapore.

Shaping Vietnam’s commodity derivatives market (01/10/2026)
The domestic commodity derivatives market has gradually taken root and proven essential for corporate risk management.