Digital Biz
Online retail platforms post strong Q1 growth
Total Q1 revenue from Vietnam’s four major e-commerce platforms - Shopee, Lazada, Tiki and TikTok Shop - reaching VND148.6 trillion ($5.8 billion).
Investment
FDI Connect Forum seeks to reposition Vietnam in global supply chains
The event serving as a space for strategic dialogue where stakeholders shared visions, mobilised resources and explored pathways for deeper integration into global supply chains.
Banking & Finance
VnEconomy hosts seminar: banks as partners in business growth through digital transformation
The event aims to clarify the current landscape, conditions, and solutions for the “digital enabler banking” model to effectively support businesses and drive sustainable growth.
Newly registered enterprise in June hit record number
The number of newly registered enterprises in the first half of 2025 reflect a strong reinforcement of business community confidence in the economic outlook of Vietnam.
PM urges Singapore's Makara Capital to fast-track investment plans
Key areas of interest for Makara include a pharmaceutical–biotechnology industrial park in Hung Yen Province.
Central bank cuts lending rate for social housing buyers
The interest rate of 5.9% per year is applied from July 1 to December 31, 2025.
Thaco proposes to invest in metro line connecting Ben Thanh, Thu Thiem, and Long Thanh Airport
THACO proposes that the planning of these two metro and railway routes incorporate comprehensive integration with the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) model.
First paper-based food packaging line in Vietnam put into operation
The line, applying Tetra Recart® technology, has capacity of 6,000 cartons per hour.
UK removes Vietnam from steel safeguard exemption list
In a related adjustment, the UK Trade Remedies Authority announced that the overall safeguard quota will be relaxed, increasing by 0.1% every six months, effective from July 1, 2025.