latest Vietnam news updates
These Vietnam news roundups are short and sharp summaries of the latest Vietnam news. They cover Vietnam’s economy, banking and finance, and regulatory and legal developments, as well as investment announcements, stock market news, updates on the country’s manufacturing sector and so much more.
Vietnam News Today, January 30 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Round 6 trade negotiations USA, Gold demand, Vinatex bumper year, Electric car power supply, Paying for 10 percent growth, Online travel revenue forecast, Bank capital raising Resolution 79, VN credit-to-GDP 3X peers, Local messaging app lost trust, LSEG VN equities assessment, Mandatory retirement gender gap, UK consultancy VN golf development, Video game industry development, Rule change importing used equipment, Imports from Canada, Exports to Brazil, Stock market Thursday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 29 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: VinFast Indonesia enters infrastructure sector, Taxi firm tax debt travel ban, E-cigarette trade falls on ban: MoH, Online food sales, Gold bar confiscation penalty, US microloan firm market entry, Securities cash deposits fall, EU-Vietnam diplomatic upgrade, VN banks’ credit guarantees, PM on APEC 2027 projects, Cosmetic advertising ban at schools, Economist warning bank growth targets, MoC draft construction materials prices management changes, Truong My Lan yacht auction, Food safety declarations update, Imports from Brazil, Exports to Canada, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 28 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: BYD JV battery plant, Japan cold chain divestment, Japan digital marketing investment, New industrial park Hue, UK software HCMC airport, Motorbike market analysis, Philippines rice standards concerns, Electric bike leasing ride hailing apps, Hoa Phat warns steel power shortages, HCMC airport compensation fraud conviction appeal, ThaiBev links revenue decline to drink-driving regs, Imports from Australia, Exports to Russia, Stock market Tuesday, Exchange rates Tuesday, Synthetic fabrics production, Chemicals imports, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 27 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Another HCMC-Mekong railway proposal, Dragon Capital on Vingroup Investments, Nuclear agreement reached?, Land Law implementation delays, Rising beer prices pre-Tet, Local fashion brand closures, Gold trading paper instruments, Vinfast motorbike sales, Russian tourist increase Vietnam, Data centre development opportunities / constraints, Egg prices, Bicycle tyre factory expansion, Gas wells for carbon capture, Japan healthcare firm stake, BHP ore diversion CN to VN, FLC chairman South Korean embassy meeting, APEC accommodation delays, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 26 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: New locally owned yarn factory, Vinacapital on Vingroup, Aviation opportunity limits, Singapore invested textile factory ground breaking, Facebook censorship National Party Congress, Improvements floated existing north-south railway, NA approves Bac Ninh airport, SBV on gold price jump, World Bank MoF infrastructure funding talks, Shipping costs VN vs CN, HCMC forms Apartment Management Association, Silver purchases unofficial forward contracts, Tet cake industry shift, Silver market liquidity issues, Imports from Belgium, Exports to Philippines, Motorbike production, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 23 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: TikTok fined data collection violations, M&A market forum, AMRO GDP forecast 7.6 percent, Zalo fined privacy breaches, Ore shortage steel plant Lao Cai, Imported construction materials customs delays, Fireworks prices, Energy efficiency labelling regulations, Vinpearl joins VN30, Fake Nikes / Lacoste seizure, Vietnam Airlines looking for aircraft in local press, VN ag. group issued bonds in Cambodia, UFC FPT rights deal, Credit rating long-term sec. debt upgrade, Bond recall issuance violations, HCMC remittances US$10 billion +, Techombank real estate loan exposure, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 22 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Current state real estate market: VARs, Bank cash withdrawals falling, MoC on HSR prep, Mercedes distributor profits fall, Science / tech spending development, Vingroup and VN carbon market, Queues to buy silver, Supermarket chain ownership change, Plastic producer expansion, Mitsubishi sales jump, Record seafood sales, New sports complexes major events opportunity, Trump golf course local government inspection, Imports from UK, Exports to Singapore, Stock market Wednesday, Exchange rates Wednesday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 21 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Carbon market framework decree issued, Toyota ups investment – hybrids, Crypto exchange applications open, Shift to sustainable tourism, Offtake commitments LNG, Undocumented beer seizure, Calls for higher quality FDI, 10 percent growth target, Korean bank subsidiary approval, Fake Gucci / Hermes haul, 14th NPC demographics, Anti-dumping Thai / Chinese wood imports, Vinhomes bond issuance, Stock market Tuesday, Imports from Singapore, Exports to UK, Exchange rates Tuesday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 20 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Cyber attacks decline, Petrol license withdrawls 2025, Dong Nai Q4 port performance, HCMC airport 45th most connected, Swiss ownership stake VP Bank, Gold prices reach new record, Hon Tre Island land auction, Vinpearl golf course Hon Tre, Gender equality workforce, New Aeon Mall Dong Nai, Overview of 14th Nat. Congress, US Bank funding VA Boeing jets, HSR investor screening, PM intervention APEC building materials shortage, FDI total trade, Margin lending growth speed, Mercedes Benz Vietnam investment offer, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 19 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: VNG chairman bad investments, Digital currency inflation control, Fuel retailers running at loss, Investor perspectives Congress 14, Chemicals customs problem fix, Pick-up truck sales pick up, PM directives on EV charging, CRM startup US$4 million funding, Fake Australian meat bust, Processed seafood production, Imports from Germany, Exports to France, Plastic products imports, Toys / sporting goods exports, Saturday’s Vietnam news, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 17 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: McDonald’s 100 store expansion plan, Foreign loans in 2026, CPJ on pre-congress press crackdown, New IFC HCMC launch deadline, VN-owned semiconductor plant, Novaland bond payment delays, Petrol price deregulation, 3 year tax exemptions SMEs, LNG plant US$1.12 billion loan, VND 100 million betting limited rejected, SBV Governor: limited headroom credit growth, SBV rebuffs calls remove credit limits, M&A China/VN pharmaceuticals, LPG production, Imports from Malaysia, Stock market Friday, Exchange rates Friday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 16 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: 40 hour work week proposal, Gross merch value e-commerce, Vinacapital scam warning, Nuclear plant resettlement costs, QR payments growth, FLC golf course investment, Quarantine certificate bribes, Fake milk case outcome, More bond issuance fines, Health supplements bribery case outcome, EDM festival HCMC, Viettel e-commerce platform, Counterfeit gas ring dismantled, Rice exports to decrease, EU dairy processing expansion, Semiconductor ASML PM meeting, Imports from South Korea, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 15 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Power plant delays, Unemployment, LNG pricing policy outdated, Chemical Law customs delays, Brazilian beef import approvals, BW Industrial expansion, ASEAN-China FTA agriculture benefits Vietnam, Japan – Vietnam renewables cooperation, South Korean wafer plant starts operations, Agriculture capital, Jailbroken phone bank app ban, WB growth forecast, Offshore wind surveying MoU, Credit growth 15 percent analysis, New airline, European tourist arrivals, Crude oil production, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 14 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Google manufacture high-end smart phones VN, New public holiday, New US ambassador, US Countervailing duties VN rebar, BCI results, Tobacco tax changes, Standard Chartered VN economic forecast 2026, HCMC construction materials shortage, Power projects acceleration, Velocity of money, Huawei smartphones to return, PIT exemptions from July 1, Youth unemployment, Fruits and vegetables exports, Tourists from Australia / New Zealand, Aluminum production, Stock market Tuesday, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 13 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Real estate credit not restricted, Wage / price disparity concerns, Japan’s Daiwa increases holding SSI, Real estate lending risks, PYN Elite performance, Outbound investment, Construction materials shortage APEC, UOB on VN interest rates, VND-pegged stable coin proposal, Foreign inflows HoSE end-2025 / start-2026, Coal power revenue Lam Dong, New stadium for HCMC, Taxi company sued unpaid wages / social insurance, China import Vietnam fishmeal, Counterfeit airpods, Wood / wood products exports, Imports from Japan, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 09 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Life insurance revenue decline halted, Fuel retailer market exit, Margin lending concerns, Robot dog manufacturing HCMC, Buying new bank notes legal, VCCI report business expectations, Digital music revenue, New resolution public sector development, , Vingroup share fall / risk, Footwear exports, Imports from India, Stock market Thursday, Exchange rates Thursday, Exports to USA, Average monthly income increase, Motor vehicle imports, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 08 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: DPPA power use requirement too high: Deep C, First LNG supply contract Shell, Nuclear power Russia not Japan, Chemical maker delisting impact, Food safety, UK Vietnam rebar safeguard exemption gone, New rules rooftop solar, Mobile money transaction limit, Dietary supplements corruption, Lift cap State Treasury bank deposits, Danang port bidders down to two, Construction materials shortage 2026?, Textiles & garments exports, Stock market Wednesday, Exchange rates Wednesday, Tourists arrivals from Asia, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 7 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Metro line 2 HCMC, Tax debt increase on land taxes / fees, Income tax exemptions night / overtime work, Shopee / TikTok market share, Concerns bank transfer tax deduction requirement, GDP growth outpacing power supply, Domestic consumption, FDI real estate concerns, Public company status mining / minerals sector, Food Safety Authority corruption, Seafood exports MMPA USA, Land auction deposits, Coal production, Stock market Wednesday, Exchange rates Wednesday, Tourist arrivals December / 2025, Yesterday’s Vietnam news update, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 6 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Government inspection EV maker, Bamboo Airways recruiting, New regulations: credit institution investments, New credit card ID requirements, New Year holiday tourism, Business closures 2025, Loss-making tech firms listing HoSE, Public company status Viettel Global, Nhon Trach gas plant officially online, Call for government orders of VN-made UAVs, Unilever VN partner public company status revoked, Netflix censorship 9-dash line, Q4 inflation, 2025 trade data, 2025 FDI, GDP growth Q4 / 2025, Imports from Philippines, and more.
Vietnam News Today, January 5 2026, Business & Economy
In today’s headlines: Advertising wait time caps, Crypto / gold bar tax changes, Labour shortages LNY, Chinese HRC ADDs extended, Vinfast Ha Tinh production, Wigroup on interest rates, Wood tariff delays, Milk imports, Chemical products exports, PMI December, Imports from Australia, Exports to Philippines, and more.
In today’s news: Grab response proposed industrial action, Vingroup founder + wife LP Bank ownership, Mortgage rates under pressure, New chemical plant HCMC, Russia
In today’s news: HCMC data centre land lease, Russia-Vietnam strategic oil reserves chats, AI slop factory Hanoi, Government bond auction results, F&B industry revenue
In today’s news: Traveler data compromised, KOL summit party commitments, Vingroup ownership VinFast Australian arm, Vingroup loans guaranteed by VN banks, Keppel VN land
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