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.

The potash salt mine project in Laos became the 5th loss-making project of Vinachem and the 13th projects of Ministry of Industry & Trade sustaining loss of hundreds of millions of dollars.

State-owned giant Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) will make an initial public offering on February 2 before listing on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange in June or July.

The soar in manufacturing and processing has been considered a key driver to boost the growth of the entire industrial sector last year, said Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh.

Vietnam welcomes Mitsubishi Motors’ plan to build its second automobile plant in the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue while receiving the group’s Executive Vice President Kozo Shiraji in Hanoi on January 15.

Total revenue of Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) reached VND498 trillion (US$22 billion), an increase of 13.8% over 2017 year’s plan and 10.1% comparing to 2016.

The Vietnamese manufacturing sector experienced a positive end to 2017, with December seeing a return to growth of output amid a solid expansion of new orders, according to Nikkei report.

The first phase of the largest rooftop solar power system in Vietnam has been put into operation at Song Than Inland Clearance Depot (ICD) in southern Binh Duong Province.

As one of the first countries to ratify the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Government of Vietnam has also long displayed commitment to doing its part to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Hanoi’s Department of Industry and Trade Director Le Hong Thang on December 22 announced that the Capital eyes a pickup of 7.7-8.1 percent in export revenue, 8.2 percent increase in Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and 11 percent surge in total retail sales.

Vietnam’s paint and printing ink industry is expected to enjoy a growth rate of 8 percent in volume and 10 percent in value compared to last year, according to the Vietnam Paint and Printing Ink Association.

Vietnamese conglomerate TTC Corp expects to start construction work on the country’s first three solar power projects in the first half of 2018.

This is a new car production factory in Vietnam with the localization rate of over 60%, capacity of 20,000 vehicles / year and total investment capital of VND 7,000 billion

Vietnam has accelerated its privatization program in recent weeks in an overall effort of the country’s economic restructuring.

The textile and garment sector is making a notable contribution to the overall growth of Vietnamese economy with Vietnam`s highest export turnover.

The Vietnam Hardware & Hand tools Expo 2017 will be opened from 06th to 09th Dec, 2017 at Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City.

With regard to cars with 2000cc engine, import tariffs for auto parts will be reduced to 0% for 5 years (2018 – 2022).

This target is set at the annual meeting of the Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association (VITAS) on December 4.

According to a General Department of Vietnam Customs report, Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of 2.8 billion USD in the first 11 months of 2017, mainly contributed by the foreign-invested sector.

The rate of improvement in Vietnamese manufacturing business conditions continued to soften in November.

A national development strategy with focus on identifying core products and generating breakthroughs should be built to help Vietnam’s electronics industry improve the efficiency, experts said.