Business

With 81.2 percent of packaging companies citing green consumer demand as a crucial growth driver, Vietnam’s packaging industry is undergoing a structural transformation in 2026, according to a survey report by Vietnam Report.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has issued Official Dispatch No 152/CV-VASEP to the Ministry of Finance, the Vietnam Tax Authority, and the Vietnam Customs, highlighting tax policy bottlenecks facing seafood processing and exporting enterprises.

During his visit to Vietnam, Mr. Roger Cook, Premier and Minister for Defence Industries, Tourism, Trade and Investment of the state of Western Australia, told Ngoc Lan about opportunities for cooperation between Vietnam and Western Australia in the fields of energy, agriculture, and education.

Vietnam’s gross domestic product expanded by 9.95 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, bringing nine-month economic growth to 9.01 percent.

For the first nine months, the central city's GRDP grew by 10.31%, positioning it ninth among Vietnam's 34 provinces and centrally administered cities, and third among 9 municipalities of the country.

The German company's new office reflects its confidence in Vietnam’s long-term growth potential.