
Hanoi’s leadership has drawn a clear line for 2026, committing to double-digit growth through tougher governance, faster execution and an uncompromising reform agenda.
Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 16:06:00
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a credit facility agreement worth €76 million ($89.5 million) for the Bac Ai Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant on December 26.
Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 15:43:00
Nine banks and enterprises have filed applications for gold bullion production licences with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) following new regulatory amendments, as authorities cautiously move to reshape the domestic gold market amid soaring prices and global uncertainties.
Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 15:43:00
The new Digital Government Development Program, approved by the Vietnamese government on December 1, 2025, is designed to develop inclusive, wide-reaching digital services based on the principle of placing citizens and businesses at the center as the primary stakeholders and co-creators of digital services. The program aims to establish a user-centric ecosystem of unified services in which no one is left behind.
Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 15:43:00
On November 20 in Vientiane (Lao People’s Democratic Republic), within the framework of the Vietnam-Laos Trade Connection and Business Promotion Fair 2025, Saigon Newport Corporation (SNP) - Corps 20 under Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense - and Lao-Asia Telecom under the Lao Ministry of National Defense held a ceremony to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strategic cooperation in the logistics sector.
Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 15:43:00
Credit growth in Viet Nam reached nearly 18% in 2025, reflecting the State Bank of Viet Nam’s (SBV) flexible and proactive monetary management aimed at supporting economic growth while keeping inflation under control.
Tue, Dec 30, 2025, 15:43:00

A wide range of new economic policies and legal provisions will come into force in January 2026, covering taxation, advertising, land use, minimum wages, public finance, railways, technology transfer and statistics, among others.