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After overtaking China in the first quarter of 2025 to claim the 4th spot, Vietnam officially secured its 3rd place position by the end of the year.

The route will pass through Ho Chi Minh City and 5 Mekong Delta localities, namely Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Can Tho, An Giang, and Ca Mau.

Ministries, sectors, and local authorities are urged to expedite the issuance of lists for master data, core data, open data, and shared data.

JETRO’s 2025 Survey shows that 67.5% of Japanese firms in Vietnam expect to be profitable, up 3.4 percentage points from 2024 and the highest level since 2009.

Vietnam’s transition to a sustainable economy is creating new job opportunities but also reveals that demand for workers with green skills far outpaces the labor market’s ability to supply them both globally and in Vietnam.

South Korea’s exports to Vietnam rose 7.6% in 2025 from a year earlier to $62.8 billion, while its imports from Vietnam climbed 11.7% to $31.8 billion, according to data released by the RoK’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).