Last year, the UK was Việt Nam’s third-largest trading partner in Europe, while Việt Nam became the UK’s 35th biggest globally, up from the 41st place in 2023.

Some overseas Vietnamese firms, such as KD Trading, have boldly imported ST25 rice, helping to boost brand awareness in Canada. Việt Nam has now entered the list of the top five rice exporters to the Canadian market.

From January to May, nearly 66,800 new enterprises were licensed, representing a 0.6 per cent year-on-year rise. These firms brought in VNĐ647.1 trillion in total registered capital and employed some 453,900 workers, up 6.2 per cent.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will launch the “Digital Transformation for Traditional Market Vendors” programme on June 14 during the “Cashless Payment: Driving Force of the Digital Economy” seminar.

From January to early June, the total import-export turnover through Lạng Sơn’s border gates reached over US$34 billion, up 36 per cent year-on-year.

With an estimated consumption of nearly 4 million tonnes in 2025, the country stands as the second-largest pork consumer globally, behind only China.

As technical barriers become increasingly strict, proactive adaptation from growing areas to processing, logistics, are a vital condition for Vietnamese agricultural products to firmly stand out on the global playing field.

Banks are also being instructed to rigorously inspect loans involving real estate collateral.

Construction will begin in the third quarter of 2025 with the aim to be operational in the third quarter of 2026.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts Việt Nam’s economic growth at 6.2 per cent this year and 6 per cent next year. 

The VN-Index closed at 1,316.23 points, gaining 5.66 points or 0.43 per cent from the previous session, after briefly surpassing the 1,320-point threshold in morning trade.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has issued an urgent directive No. 85/CĐ-TTg dated June 10 in response to the sharp and abnormal surge in construction material prices, which is threatening the progress of key national infrastructure projects.

To mark the expansion, the airline is launching a Golden Week promotion, offering thousands of discounted tickets on all routes between Việt Nam and Hong Kong.

VinFast reported delivering 36,330 electric cars in Q1, up 296 per cent from the same period in 2024 and surpassing total deliveries in the first half of last year.

The Ministry of Construction has approved a VNĐ66 trillion (US$2.6 billion) plan to upgrade Hải Phòng’s port system by 2030, boosting capacity at the north’s largest port hub.

Experts say that while the system’s long-term benefits are clear, the immediate rollout has placed a strain on businesses with limited digital skills or prior experience in formal accounting.

Việt Nam’s garment and textile exports exceeded US$17.58 billion in the first five months of 2025, up 9 per cent compared to the same period last year.

The southern province of Đồng Nai had lured over US$1.218 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) as of early June, achieving 152.3 per cent of its annual target.

The plan positions e-commerce as a pioneering sector of the digital economy, playing a key role in transforming the country’s growth model, boosting competitiveness, and promoting sustainable development.

With key agricultural products such as lychee, durian, mango, longan and dragon fruit entering the peak harvest season, Vietnamese authorities are stepping up efforts to streamline customs clearance at border gates to prevent congestion and market oversupply.