Get updates delivered straight to your inbox
June 1, 2025
Dairy: Vietnam’s Nutifood and Australia’s ViPlus launch premium milk brand
Vietnam’s Nutifood and Australia’s ViPlus Dairy signed a joint venture on May 8 in Melbourne to launch GippsNature, a premium international dairy brand, VnEconomy has reported. The brand will debut in Q3 2025, targeting Vietnam and global markets with products ranging from infant formula to functional foods.
Garments & textiles: Vietnam textile, footwear firms shift focus to emerging markets on tariff challenges
Vietnamese textile and footwear exporters are expanding into Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and India, while maintaining core markets in Japan, Europe, and the US, English language news site, Vietnam News is reporting.
Tourism: Vietnam’s Asian arrivals fall sharply in April, but YTD growth signals recovery
Vietnam recorded 1.25 million tourist arrivals from Asia in April, marking a sharp 22.5 percent drop compared to March. Despite this decline, year-to-date (YTD) figures remain positive, with 4.71 million Asian arrivals, up 3.0 percent over the same period in 2024, according to the latest data from the General Department of Tourism.
Aviation: Vietnam aviation authority defends Vietjet’s use of Chinesee Comac aircraft
Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority has formally defended Vietjet’s decision to operate Chinese-made Comac ARJ21 aircraft, responding to concerns raised by a member of the Vietnam Fatherland Front about potential safety risks, Lao Dong has reported. The concerns cited Comac’s lack of FAA and EASA certification, minimal global flight hours, and limited operational history compared to legacy aircraft such as the Airbus A320
In today’s Vietnam news: Ready-to-drink tea market report, Rights groups EU action on Vietnam civic space crackdown, Taxi company buy 2,000 Vinfast cars, Vietnam
In today’s Vietnam news: South Korea – Vietnam leaders meeting, Vietjet COMAC lease agreement, EVN FiT eligibility problems proposed resolution, FDI firms fined over
In today’s Vietnam news: Vietnam-flagged LPG tanker passes Hormuz Strait, To Lam in China, Coffee concerns dry weather in VN, Coal mining output increase
This interview with Ngoc (Lily) Nguyen, the Vietnam Southern Region Sales Manager at HAP Commodities Consulting, covers how the Iran–Hormuz conflict is affecting the coffee
This is an interview with Hao Qiu, the Founder of Fair Farm Vietnam. It looks at how global factors, including Brazil’s crop outlook and Middle
This is an interview with Timen ter Meulen Swijtink, Managing Director, Collective Company (producer of LaCaph-branded coffee). It covers how the Middle East crisis is