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.

In 2025, Vietnam recorded peak-cycle growth, with GDP expanding by 8.02% year on year—one of the highest rates in nearly three decades—well above regional averages and most international forecasts, despite weakening global growth, rising uncertainty, and mounting domestic exchange-rate pressures.

The year 2025 unfolds amid a global economic landscape characterized by protracted subdued growth, interspersed with fragile signals of stability and increasingly evident structural risks.

According to a report by the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam on the nationwide development of industrial parks (IPs) and economic zones (EZs), the number of established and operational industrial parks has reached a substantial scale, accompanied by historically high occupancy rates. Specifically, statistics from the Foreign Investment Agency (under the Ministry of Finance) indicate that Vietnam currently has 478 established industrial parks, comprising 421 IPs located outside

HIGHLIGHTS Global shrimp production to rise in 2026 US buyers likely to diversify suppliers amid tariffs on Indian shrimp Government stimulus to boost shrimp demand in China EU demand outlook firm, shifting toward value-added formats Global shrimp markets are likely to see mixed trends in 2026, shaped by trade dynamics and regional production shifts. Ecuador is expected to maintain strong export growth, supported by resilient output and recovering demand from China, while Ind

As mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in Vietnam has accelerated over the past decade, large-scale transactions have not only reshaped ownership structures within domestic companies but also forced many local brands to confront a strategic crossroads: preserving their original identity or pivoting toward a new growth trajectory. This context raises a fundamental question: are Vietnamese enterprises losing their identity when “selling” to major investors, or are they proa

Viet Nam’s cinema market—already highly competitive and dominated by major foreign players—is becoming even more intense with the unexpected entry of a Japanese conglomerate. The arrival of newcomer Aeon Beta raises the question of whether the competitive landscape could be fundamentally reshaped. Mapping Viet Nam’s Cinema Market Following a period of severe disruption caused by the pandemic, Viet Nam’s cinema market has returned to a growth trajectory, with an increasingly w