The initiative supports Kolon's strategy to strengthen its global tire cord market presence and address increasing demand in Southeast Asia.

The cities have been urged to strengthen coordination with competent sides to ensure successful implementation in accordance with the set targets.

According to an SBV survey, In 2025, 85.1 per cent of credit institutions expect their pre-tax profits to grow positively compared to 2024.

Đoàn Quyết Tiến, an expert from the Vietnam Petroleum Institute, predicts that global gasoline prices will not fluctuate much in 2025.

The Plant Protection Department has urged local authorities and relevant agencies to strengthen the inspection and monitoring of durian cultivation areas and export packing facilities following a warning from China.

Market breadth was positive, with 178 advancing stocks outnumbering 121 decliners.

The prices of SJC-branded gold bars have surged by VNĐ2.6 million (US$102.5) per tael since the beginning of 2025.

These four digital e-commerce platforms have operated in Việt Nam for years but have failed to register for tax purposes via the tax authority's electronic portal.

PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV GAS) plans to launch a pilot project for small-scale green hydrogen production and supply to serve industrial and transportation sectors in the southeast region.

WHA Group plans to invest at least US$1 billion in the next five years to develop eco-industrial and smart industrial parks in Việt Nam.

Việt Nam and the UK have identified trade and investment cooperation as an important pillar of their Strategic Partnership and will step up measures to ramp up economic cooperation in the coming time.

Việt Nam has established itself as a new giant in the global durian market, with export value reaching US$3.3 billion in 2024, CNBC recently reported.

The corporate bond market successfully raised nearly VNĐ500 trillion (US$20.6 billion) for the economy in 2024, yet the bulk of this capital came from banks. Non-bank enterprises, including manufacturing, services and real estate sectors, continued to face limited access to this funding channel.

The Law on Livestock, effective from January 1, 2025 prohibits production in areas such as cities, towns and living quarters.

Financial security is among the primary concerns for Vietnamese customers over the longer term.

2024 was a year of fluctuations, with many unfavourable factors domestically and internationally.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has recently sent a document to commercial banks to publicly and transparently announce the principles for assigning credit growth in 2025.

A 2024 report by the MoIT highlights substantial opportunities for Việt Nam to expand exports of agricultural products, food and consumer goods to ASEAN countries, including Indonesia and Malaysia.

A cloud of gloom hung over Việt Nam's stock market throughout the week.

Customers of seven banks, including Vietinbank, BIDV, Vietcombank, Sacombank, TPBank, BVBank and Nam A Bank, can now scan LaoQR codes to make payments in Laos.