Investment
Vietnam's 2025 budget deficit narrows by 15.1% against forecast
The 2025 state budget deficit accounts for only 3.1% of GDP, significantly lower than the projected 3.8%.
Investment
FDI firms urged to boost tech transfers, source more local suppliers
The Government has been rolling out multiple programs to strengthen domestic corporate capacity, starting with continued institutional reform.
Investment
Vietnam pushes EAEU pact update toward $15 billion trade with Russia
Vietnam has called for accelerating negotiations to amend the Vietnam-Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement (VN-EAEU FTA) to facilitate trade and investment, alongside expanding energy and science-technology cooperation toward a $15 billion bilateral trade target with Russia.
Hai Phong targets 17,000 rental housing units by 2030
As part of this strategy, 15 rental housing projects comprising around 4,900 apartments have already been launched.
Government orders localities to align with double-digit growth targets
Localities are required to identify new growth drivers, regularly update growth scenarios, and remove long-standing development bottlenecks.
PM asks to accelerate key transport projects
Vietnam expects to have 5,000 kilometers of expressways by 2030.
Hue focuses resources on infrastructure and urban expansion for 2026-2030
Public investment resources will be concentrated on key sectors, including transportation, urban development, economic and industrial zones, culture, tourism, healthcare, education, science and technology, agriculture, and the environment.
Work starts on National Highway 14D upgrade with $172 mln investment
Spanning 65.37 km, the route begins at the intersection with the Ho Chi Minh Highway in Ben Giang Commune and terminates at the Nam Giang International Border Gate in central Da Nang city.
For a more balanced and sustainable rental housing market
Mr. Nguyen Van Dinh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Real Estate Association, Chairman of the Vietnam Association of Realtors (VARS), and Director of the Vietnam Institute for Real Estate Research (VARS IRE), tells Huyen Ngan about the need to build a more balanced and sustainable rental housing market.