This week, the Trump Organization is set to hold two critical meetings with HCM City leadership, signalling its intention to further invest in the region.

Enterprises are facing mounting pressure from an increase in trade defence measures, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Việt Nam is facing 284 trade remedy investigations as of April 2025.

The project has a total investment capital of more than VNĐ6 trillion (approximately US$240 million), with VinFast contributing VNĐ607 billion in equity.

HCM City will enhance digital governance, reform administration, and apply AI to deliver efficient, transparent online public services, said deputy chairwoman Trần Thị Diệu Thúy.

Vietnamese telecom services operators are accelerating the development of 5G infrastructure, part of the effort to achieve the goal of nationwide 5G coverage by 2030.

The Government aims to cut at least 30 per cent of administrative procedure processing time, compliance costs, and business conditions by the end of 2025, with continued reductions in the following years.

Credit institutions are facing potential bad debt risks because Resolution No 42/2017/QH14 has expired.

In a bid to diversify its economic partnerships, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel held a meeting on May 16 with a delegation of Vietnamese businesses led by the Thái Bình Group.

German businesses in Việt Nam have maintained optimism and a long-term commitment to the Vietnamese market despite facing numerous challenges, experts said.

The electricity price rise was the second adjustment since 2023, bringing the total increase in the past three years to more than 17 per cent.

Despite a sharp recovery over the past two weeks, analysts warn that the current rally could lose momentum without fresh support, particularly as profit-taking emerges and market breadth remains limited.

While high tariffs are daunting, they could also be a catalyst for industry upgrades, encouraging the development of Vietnamese textile brands, investment in domestic raw materials and localisation.

The 3rd Việt Nam International Logistics Exhibition (VILOG 2025) will take place from July 31 to August 2 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in HCM City.

Việt Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and Thailand’s Central Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost the sale of Vietnamese products in both domestic and international markets in the 2026-28 period.

Latest artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and expertise will be showcased at Avnet AI Tech Days, which will take place in Hà Nội on May 27 and in HCM City on May 29.

Việt Nam and the United States have held their first in-person ministerial talks on a reciprocal trade agreement, aiming to deepen economic ties under their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Việt Nam’s stated-owned oil and gas group PetroVietnam on Friday has officially celebrated the first commercial oil flow from the Đại Hùng oilfield Phase 3 project, underscoring the domestic capacity in energy development towards a new era.

The PM urged Thai firms and banks to expand investment in key strengths and new areas like the digital, green, and circular economies, emerging industries, and high tech.

Vinspeed officially registered to invest in the North–South high-speed railway project on May 14. It plans to borrow 80 per cent of the total investment as an interest-free loan from the State with a 35-year term.

The project, located in Khoái Châu District of Hưng Yên Province, spans more than 990 hectares across seven communes along the Red River.