2025: Exports of textiles, garments, and footwear reached a new record of nearly USD 76 billion; however, growth was highly polarized across product segments, markets, and enterprise groups. Growth was primarily driven by apparel, footwear, and handbags, while the fiber segment faced price pressure, resulting in a decline in export value.

Global fertilizer prices surged during the first eight months of 2025 before correcting from mid-August, driven by China’s relaxation of export restrictions and the delayed pass-through of declining input gas prices into market prices. Industry earnings recorded solid growth in 2025, supported by resilient consumption and margin expansion over the first three quarters.

Domestic consumption continued to serve as the primary growth engine, offsetting a sharp contraction in exports. Steel prices remained depressed for most of the year and only showed a more visible recovery from late Q3, particularly in December.

Central Retail’s Exit Signals Intensifying Competition in Vietnam’s Consumer Electronics Retail Market Central Retail’s withdrawal underscores the mounting competitive pressure in Vietnam’s consumer electronics retail sector, as Dien May Xanh continues to consolidate its overwhelming market dominance. In late 2025, Vietnam’s electronics retail market was taken by surprise when Thailand’s Central Retail announced the divestment of its entire investment in NKT New Technology De

Here is the list of 12 fisheries that the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) determined do not have regulatory programs comparable in effectiveness to the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) standards — meaning they were not recognized as equivalent under the MMPA’s comparability finding and are subject to import restrictions into the United States from January 1, 2026: Fishery ID 2932 – Grouper caught with gillnets and bottom trawls. Fishery ID

In 2025, Viet Nam’s economy reached a cyclical peak, with GDP growth accelerating to 8.02%—one of the highest rates recorded in nearly three decades—despite a backdrop of weakening global growth and heightened uncertainty. Growth momentum was broadly based across all three pillars of aggregate demand, underpinned by accommodative monetary conditions, early credit expansion, a renewed leadership role of public investment, and record-high disbursement of FDI inflows.