The centre will serve as a controlled testing ground for new financial models and pioneer the deployment and expansion of digital asset products, digital payments, specialised trading platforms and exchanges. Officials cut the ribbon to inaugurate the IFC Da Nang. (Photo: VNA) The Vietnam International Financial Centre (IFC) in central Da Nang city was inaugurated [...]

Workers place fillets of fish to freeze at a factory in Can Tho, southern Vietnam. Photo by Reuters Vietnam aims to export over 10 million tonnes of seafood worth US$11.5 billion this year. This would mark a 0.6% increase in volume from 2025, said Pham Quang Toan, deputy director general of the Department of Fisheries [...]

Hanoi is doubling down on fiscal discipline and wastefulness elimination as it chases a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth target of more than 11% in 2026. Under the plan, average per capita income is set to hit VND198 million (US$7,600) a year, while state budget revenue is projected to stand at around VND546.93 trillion. [...]

China remained Vietnam’s top trading partner with a 22.3% market share. The United States ranked second at 20.6%, followed by Japan at 7.1%. Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien delivers remarks at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment’s regular press briefing on January 6. Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery export turnover in December 2025 reached an estimated $6.21 billion, [...]

The project aims to develop a hybrid model, combining physical and online platforms, to serve as a key intermediary connecting technology supply and demand, while promoting commerce and innovation. Illustrative photo. The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has approved the Innovation Partnership and Technology Transfer Portal (Techport) project. The project aims to develop a hybrid model, [...]

The figure marking a year-on-year increase of 13% despite ongoing global challenges. Vietnam’s seafood export revenue surpassed $11.34 billion in 2025, representing a 13% year-on-year increase, despite ongoing global challenges, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). China and Hong Kong (China) remained the largest import markets, with combined export value [...]