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US, China and Japan remaining the three largest export markets for Vietnamese agro-forestry-fishery products. Vietnam’s export value of agriculture, forestry, and fishery products reached $21.15 billion in the first four months of 2025, an increase of 10.7% compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. Of the total, […]

The average export price hitting $5,700 per ton. Vietnam exported nearly 660,000 tons of coffee in the first four months of 2025, earning an estimated $3.8 billion, figures from the Vietnam Customs show. While export volume dropped 9.4%, the value rose 51.8% compared to the same period last year. The average coffee export prices in […]

Vietnam is set to produce an estimated 303,000 tonnes of lychee this year, a 30% increase compared to 2024, according to the Plant Production and Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. Favourable weather conditions and proper disease control are attributed to the increased production. Of the total output, about 165,000 tonnes is […]

The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) said on May 13 that its members reported sales of 29,585 units in April, down 7% month-on-month but up 21% year-on-year. Specifically, they reported the sales of 20,766 units of passenger vehicles, dropping 7% from March; 8,619 units of commercial vehicles, down 7%, and 200 others of special-purpose vehicles, […]

Prominent Russian companies Zarubezhneft, AFK Sistema, and Cyberus are seeking investment opportunities in energy and high technology in Vietnam. They disclosed the information at their separate meetings on Sunday with Vietnam’s Party chief To Lam, who was making an official visit to Russia. Kudryashov Sergei Ivanovich, general director of oil and gas giant Zarubezhneft, said […]

In the first three months of 2025, Brazil maintains its position as Vietnam’s third-largest pangasius importer, following China and the United States. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) stated that Brazil’s decision to lift the import ban on tilapia, along with negotiations to open its market to Vietnamese pangasius fish, has brought […]

Southeast Asia-6, icluding Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, witnessed a 43% increase year-on-year in private green investments to $8 billion last year. Vietnam’s private green investment in 2024 reached over $160 million, according to the latest Southeast Asia’s Green Economy report. The report was released recently by Bain & Company, GenZero, Google, […]

Vietnam’s real estate market has become increasingly “attractive” to foreign investors due to the country’s strategic geographic location at the heart of Southeast Asia. The Ministry of Construction’s report on housing and the real estate market for Q1/2025 indicates that, by the end of March 2025, total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam reached […]

  Vietnam recorded US$13.82 billion in foreign direct investment as of April 30, representing a year-on-year rise of 39.9%, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Finance. Foreign financiers registered US$5.59 billion across 1,204 new projects, down 23.8% in capital but up 14.1% in project numbers. Meanwhile, 540 projects had their capital […]

US enterprises investing $11.94 billion in Vietnam by the end of 2024. At a dialogue with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on May 13, US enterprises operating in Vietnam affirmed their commitment to sustainable, long-term investment in the country amid current challenges, according to a report from the Vietnam News Agency. The meeting […]