Six localities record double-digit growth as regional performance diverges in 2025

Six localities record double-digit growth as regional performance diverges in 2025

Regional GDP growth varied widely, with six localities exceeding 10 per cent while several others lagged behind the national average.
Retail and consumer goods firms brace for economic headwinds

Retail and consumer goods firms brace for economic headwinds

Retail and consumer goods firms are restructuring and optimising costs to prepare for potential economic turbulence in the second half of 2025.
Vietnam’s leather-footwear industry sees double-digit export growth in H1

Vietnam’s leather-footwear industry sees double-digit export growth in H1

Vietnam's leather and footwear industry posted more than $14 billion in total export value in the first six months of the year.
Average workers' incomes rose in Q1 across all sectors

Average workers' incomes rose in Q1 across all sectors

A recent report on labour and employment from the Ministry of Finance shows an increase in the average monthly income of workers.
Government confident about Vietnam’s export potential

Government confident about Vietnam’s export potential

Nguyen Thi Mai Hanh explains why Vietnam’s import-export value expanding by at least 12 per cent in 2025 to meet government targets is quite possible.