At the event, the MoIT signed an MoU with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on clean energy cooperation, and another with the UK Department for Business and Trade on product safety.

General Secretary m praised the strong growth of the Việt Nam–UK strategic partnership, highlighting economic, trade, and investment ties as a key success.

According to the Ministry of Construction, by mid-2025 the country had about 350,000 electric cars and more than 2.5 million electric motorbikes in circulation. These numbers are expected to double by 2030 as charging infrastructure expands.

The nation's AI strategy identifies AI as a core technology of the fourth industrial revolution.

More than 9,700 hybrid cars were sold in the first nine months of 2025 - a 73 per cent increase year-on-year.

Positive signals from the domestic market have sparked a new IPO wave, with many enterprises accelerating or planning offerings expected to raise hundreds of millions of US dollars.

Private savings is an important internal capital source, helping Việt Nam enhance resilience and create a foundation for sustainable development in the context of digital transformation and deep integration.

VIB said its asset quality continued to improve, supported by effective risk management and prudent operational controls maintained at an optimal level.

QR Code payments lead growth with an increase by 61.6 per cent in volume and 150.7 per cent in value, underscoring the rapid shift toward fast and convenient digital payment methods.

The central bank requested its branches in Region I and Region II to coordinate with police forces to identify and shut down unauthorised money-changing locations.

State President Lương Cường highlighted Việt Nam as a destination of stability, safety and sustainable success for foreign investors, supported by a secure, transparent business environment and a dynamic market of over 100 million people.

The MOC serves as a foundation to promote stable and sustainable rice trade, contributing to bilateral food security by avoiding unnecessary trade restrictions.

Spanning 6,000sq.m, the three-day expo features more than 260 exhibitors across 350 booths, displaying a wide range of products from consumer electronics and home appliances to electronic components and accessories.

The bank also revised its inflation forecasts slightly to 3.4 per cent for 2025 and 3.7 per cent for 2026, reflecting stronger-than-expected growth momentum and easing price pressures.

To date, $925,500 has been disbursed to support 11 outstanding Vietnamese scholars currently pursuing studies at Oxford in the fields of education, chemistry, clinical medicine, genomic medicine and business administration.

Investment inflows into Việt Nam’s blockchain ecosystem between July 2024 and June 2025 exceeded $220 billion, placing the country third in the Asia-Pacific region, after India and the Republic of Korea.

Specific goals include increasing the private sector’s share of national exports to 50–60 per cent by 2030, establishing 20 large enterprises leading global value chains and 30 medium-sized firms pioneering niche markets, and expanding outward investment in major economic centres.

SSI Securities Corporation (HoSE: SSI) has announced its separate financial results for the third quarter of 2025, reporting total revenue of VNĐ4.1 trillion (US$155.6 million) and pre-tax profit of VNĐ1.78 trillion (US$67.5 million), year-on-year increases of 107 per cent and 90 per cent, respectively.

Digital finance is emerging as a key driver of Việt Nam’s economic transformation as the country strives to achieve high-income status by 2045, create millions of new jobs, and expand access to finance for all, experts said at a conference in HCM City on Wednesday.

Japan's policy direction is increasingly focused on strengthening cooperation with Southeast Asia, said Masafumi Ishii, former Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia and president of the Resona Research Institute.