Banking & Finance
Vietnam records $122.2bln in crypto asset activity, ranking fourth in CSAO
Market growth driven mainly by peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions and cross-border flows.
Investment
Pandora opens $150-million jewelry crafting facility in Ho Chi Minh City
The state-of-the-art facility features an annual capacity of up to 60 million jewelry pieces, expanding Pandora’s total global production capacity by approximately 50 percent.
Society
Canada-backed project launches to support biodiversity and indigenous women in Tuyen Quang
The CAD-funded BLOOM project will restore 10,000 hectares of forest ecosystems and advance economic opportunities for ethnic minority women across buffer zone communities in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang through 2030.
Vietnam's manufacturing PMI eases to 51.9 in September amid export headwinds
Vietnam’s manufacturing sector maintained its 15-month expansion streak in September as the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) hit 51.9 points, supported by steady domestic production and record high business optimism despite rising energy costs and softer global demand.
Da Nang named Vietnam’s fastest-growing startup ecosystem in 2026
The award recognising the rapid development of the central city’s innovation and startup ecosystem.
The Opusk officially tops out, completing final piece of The Metropole Thu Thiem
Following the topping-out of Tower A, The OpusK will move into the fit-out and technical systems installation stage in preparation for operations, with Tower B to shortly follow suit.
Government mandates priority lanes for social and rental housing project approvals
According to the targets set by the Government, from 2026 to 2030, the country will develop over 700,000 social housing units and nearly 200,000 rental units to increase the supply of affordable housing, meeting the significant demand for housing among workers.
Proposed revisions to Investment Law aim to ease foreign market access
Regarding the draft Law Amending and Supplementing Several Articles of the Law on Investment, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed easing market access conditions for foreign investors along a phased roadmap
Ho Chi Minh City seeks innovative startup solutions to transform tourism sector
Ho Chi Minh City is searching for innovative solutions to diversify tourism products, enhance destination connectivity, and extend visitor stays and spending.