In 2025, the geopolitical and economic landscape is expected to remain complex, affecting production, investment and trade activities.

A large number of European companies foresee an improvement in the macroeconomic outlook for Vietnam in the first quarter of 2025.

In 2024, Vietnam's foreign direct investment (FDI) primarily targets high-value sectors such as electronics and green technology.

Along with 172 countries worldwide in response to the 2016 Earth Hour, Vietnam`s three big cities of Hanoi, HCM City, Da Nang and 60 provinces and cities implemented the symbolic action of turning off unnecessary electrical devices from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on March 19.

On March 16, VCCI Exhibition Organization has held a press conference to introduce the 2016 Mining Vietnam Expo, that will take place from March 29 - 31 at the International Exhibition Centre (ICE), Hanoi.

The United States (US) has levied higher anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese warm-water shrimp exports during the period of review from February 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015.

Honda Vietnam (HVN) will work harder to contribute more to Vietnam ’s vehicle industry, HVN General Director Minoru Kato said.

HSBC attributed the resilience of Vietnam’s manufacturing sector to the country’s rising attractiveness as a manufacturing hub, which helped reel in record FDI in 2015 and should boost exports in 2016.

Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade said that in the first two months of 2016, the municipal index of industrial production increased by 8.8% compared with that of the same period last year.

Vietnam’s steel imports rose 27.24% to US$9 billion last year, while exports dipped 14% to US$2.46, pushing the import surplus to US$6.54 billion, the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) has officially announced.

Vietnam and the US have made great strides in their strategic partnership over recent years and there have been many positive developments that lead to the broader promise of deeper cooperation in trade and investment for years to come.

Beyond the difficulties of the market, fierce competition from other countries` textile exports, Vietnam`s garment and textile still maintains its position among the top five countries exporting textiles in 2015. This represents tireless effort and persistence of all firms in the industry.

Clothing and textile exports to the US soared to 4.8% year-on-year in 2015, according to the latest figures from the US Department of Commerce Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA).

Indian businesses considers Vietnam a potential import market of their dye and basic chemicals, said S. G. Bharadi, the Acting Executive Director of the Indian Basic Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetics Export Promotion Council (CHEMEXCIL).

KTĐT - Hanoi’s socio-economy achieved many positive results in various fields in 2015.

Vietnam is enjoying a surge of investor interest and the auto market is one area where the enthusiasm is warranted, according to the UK’s Financial Times.

Over the past decade, Vietnam’s engineering industry has increased localization and exports. The sector is finding ways to develop and integrate into the global economy.

Time to come, the fish exporters to the US market will incur a technical barrier of USDA.

The index of industrial production in November estimated to increase by 8.9% from the same period of last year.

Thousands of industry professionals have registered to attend the 1st edition of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Exhibition, November 25-27, at the Vietnam Exhibition Fair Centre in Hanoi, according to the organizers.

Import tax on auto spare parts and components may be down to zero percent next year, two years before schedule in 2018, under the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Hanwha Group from the Republic of Korea (RoK) is destined to build a US$200 billion solar power plant with a capacity of 100-200 MW in the central ThuaThien Hue province.

Both the Government and businesses must incessantly update their knowledge, be creative and take drastic action in multiple aspects amid intensive integration and volatile global economies, experts said.