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Travel, Hospitality & Leisure
Tourism statistics available during the reporting period showed Vietnam received approximately 19.54 million international visitors in the first ten months of 2026, up 13.8%...
Read storyTechnology & Digital Strategy
On 4 November, the Government Cipher Committee and Viettel unveiled VGC v1.0, Vietnam’s first domestically designed security chip. The launch marks progress in semiconductor and...
Read storyStartups & Venture Capital
On 6 November, Vietnam highlighted plans for an Applied AI Centre of Excellence in Ho Chi Minh City, building on a memorandum of understanding signed on 30 September to connect...
Read storyMedia, Marketing & PR
On 6 November, Vietnam’s International Financial Centre was highlighted as creating new opportunities for investment cooperation with the United Kingdom. No specific marketing...
Read storyMarket Research & Analytics
On 2 November, the Government reported that Vietnam’s total trade turnover exceeded US$1 trillion for the first time during the first ten months of 2026. The milestone reflects...
Read storyM&A & Corporate Finance
Figures released on 4 November showed foreign investors completed 2,616 capital-contribution and share-purchase transactions in Vietnam worth a combined US$7.99 billion during the...
Read storyLegal, Regulatory & Compliance
On 2 November, the Government outlined policies taking effect during November, including zero special consumption tax on gasoline until 31 March 2027 and new requirements for...
Read storyInfrastructure & Energy
From 1 November, Vietnam reduced its average retail electricity price by 2%, while the Government also set the special consumption tax on gasoline at zero until 31 March 2027. The...
Read storyIndustrial & Supply Chain
Data reported on 6 November showed Vietnam’s industrial production index increased 12.4% in the first ten months of 2026, the strongest performance for the same period since 2019....
Read storyHuman Capital & HR
The National Statistics Office’s labour report, available during the reporting period, showed average monthly worker income reached VND9.2 million in the third quarter of 2026, up...
Read storyHealthcare & Medical Tourism
During the week, Vietnam’s broader digital-transformation agenda highlighted the need for better data systems, information security and digital infrastructure across public...
Read storyGovernment & Public Policy
On 4 November, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung instructed ministries to prioritise inflation control while pursuing the country’s 2026 growth target. The Government called for...
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