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Rubber sector gains momentum from commodity rally and land windfall

Since early May, natural rubber prices have climbed to their highest level in nine years, fluctuating at approximately $2,200-2,300 per tonne. The trend is creating better conditions for major rubber-exporting countries in Asia, including Vietnam. In the first four months of 2026, Vietnam’s natural rubber exports continued to expand, while selling prices improved significantly. Rising […]

Vietnam highlights reforms to unlock new wave of high-quality FDI

In May, the government issued three new resolutions aimed at reducing and amending conditional business sectors, decentralising authority, and simplifying administrative procedures and business conditions under a special mechanism designed to address legal delays pursuant to National Assembly Resolution No.206/2025/QH15. In less than one month, the government has issued 11 resolutions abolishing 56 conditional business […]

How should Vietnam approach renewed oil market volatility?

Prof. Dr. Andreas Stoffers, FOM University of Applied Sciences, Essen/Germany The UAE’s withdrawal from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on May 1 is merely a short-term oil market event. Rather, it reveals something far more fundamental: global energy markets are becoming more fragmented, more geopolitically sensitive and significantly more driven by national […]

Future skills investment a strategic priority for Vietnam businesses

How do you see the broader role of businesses evolving in shaping long-term social and economic outcomes, particularly for future generations? Corporate activity inevitably interacts with the social and economic environment in which it operates. Employment practices influence the wellbeing of families, supply chains shape livelihoods across local economies, and technological ecosystems affect how younger […]

Smart cities, factories critical to national competitiveness

On May 15, Hanoi’s National Innovation Centre (NIC), under the Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with Arup Ventures, hosted a forum on innovation in developing smart cities and smart factories in Vietnam. Vo Xuan Hoai, deputy director of NIC Experts at the event said smart cities and smart factories are no longer experimental concepts, but […]

Finance ministry to remove bottlenecks for private businesses

MoF to remove bottlenecks in business conditions for private businesses The work is to protect property rights, freedom of business, and equal competition for the private sector, and ensure the enforcement of contracts for private businesses. To participate in this process, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) is responsible for requesting enterprises and […]

Vietnam tightens price controls and boosts public investment

Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan highlighted these priorities at a regular government meeting on May 4, stressing the need for administrative vigilance as external shocks from global energy markets and scheduled hikes to state-managed service fees continue to weigh on domestic price stability. Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan at the government meeting According […]

UAE retail giant steps up procurement of Vietnamese produce

In less than one month, LuLu Group International has organised two charter flights transporting nearly 200 tonnes of Vietnamese agricultural products. Photo: Ministry of Industry and Trade According to the Foreign Market Development Department under Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the UAE-based retail conglomerate, which operates the LuLu Hypermarket chain, is increasing purchases […]

Masan delivers record Q1 profit

In Q1 2026, MSN posted net profit after tax before minority interest (NPAT Pre-MI) of VND1.97 trillion ($75.77 million), doubling on-year. Consumer-retail earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to $94.62 million, up 23.6 per cent on-year, reflecting broad-based growth across the platform. Q2 2026 preliminary momentum indicates MSN is on track to grow NPAT […]

Government intensifying crackdowns on IPR infringements

The government on May 5 released a dispatch on focusing on directing the drastic implementation of measures to combat, prevent, and handle acts infringing intellectual property rights. The dispatch is sent to the chief justice of the Supreme People’s Court; the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy; ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies; secretaries […]