Viet Nam’s customs authorities are pressing ahead with a sweeping digital transformation, replacing the outdated VNACCS/VCIS system with a unified digital customs platform

Since early March 2026, the United States has initiated three investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 concerning Vietnam, including investigations into industrial overcapacity, forced labor, and the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights.

French business news outlet Objectif Eco reports that economic relations between Viet Nam and Europe are entering a new phase of development

From a modest service sector in the early 1990s, Viet Nam’s tourism industry has undergone a remarkable transformation

The European Union’s green hydrogen ambitions are at a critical juncture. More than a year after the May 2025 deadline for transposing the Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) hydrogen mandates, only “almost half” of the 27 member states have enshrined these targets into national law

Toan Phat Irradiation Plant (TPI) in Tay Ninh Province has become the first facility in Viet Nam authorised by the United States to operate both gamma and X-ray irradiation technologies for phytosanitary treatment of fresh fruit bound for the U.S. market

Local authorities nationwide have pledged to step up public investment, remove development bottlenecks and unlock new growth drivers in the second half of financial year 2026

Viet Nam's banana industry has no shortage of operational expertise, but much of it still resides with individual managers rather than farm-wide systems, says Lan Luu of BanaNext.

Amid increasingly fierce global competition, building a national brand has become one of the most fundamental solutions for enhancing the value of Viet Nam’s agricultural products, enabling businesses to achieve sustainable growth while generating higher incomes for farmers

For two decades, the global apparel trade has been a contest among China’s scale, Bangladesh’s cost, and Viet Nam’s speed, with India trailing in fourth or fifth. India’s textile and apparel exports, including handicrafts, reached $33.01 billion in FY 2025-26, up a modest 2.1%