ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY SEIZES RESTRUCTURING OPPORTUNITIES
Việt Nam is gradually transforming from a manufacturing hub into a regional centre for high-tech innovation. The country currently ranks fifth in the world for electronics, computers and components exports, and second globally for mobile phones and components exports. The export turnover of electronics reached US$134.5 billion last year.
HCM CITY RAMPS UP EFFORTS TO ATTRACT LARGE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Following its merger with Bình Dương and Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu provinces early this month, the new HCM City is targeting US$10.44 billion in foreign direct investment this year. To achieve this goal, it is implementing a range of measures to foster a more transparent and streamlined investment environment for both domestic and foreign investors.
VIETNAM POWERS UP AS PRIME DATA CENTRE INVESTMENT DESTINATION
Vietnam is fast becoming a prime hotspot for data centre investment in Asia-Pacific, offering the region’s second-highest yield-on-cost after Singapore, according to a new report from Cushman & Wakefield. The Asia-Pacific Data Centre Investment Landscape report from July 10 found Yield on Cost (YoC) on data centre investments in Vietnam to be in the range of 17.5 to 18.8 per cent, behind Singapore’s 21 to 23 per cent.
CAR SALES INCREASE SHARPLY IN JUNE
The total number of cars sold by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA)’s members in June 2025 reached 31,977 vehicles, up 9 per cent over May and up 20 per cent over the same period in 2024. Passenger cars accounted for the largest number of sales with 22,934 vehicles, up 14.6 per cent over the previous month.
2025 COFFEE EXPORTS HIT TARGET, SET FOR RECORD $7.5 BILLION
Coffee has once again emerged as a star performer among agro-forestry-fishery exports in the first half of 2025, with both volume and value registering strong growth despite ongoing global challenges in supply and climate conditions. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE), Việt Nam exported an estimated 953,900 tonnes of coffee worth US$5.45 billion in the first six months of 2025, increasing by 5.3 per cent in volume and 67.5 per cent in value compared to the same period in 2024.
SO FAR, SO GOOD FOR 2025’S EXPORT FIGURES
Data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) show that Vietnam’s total import-export turnover in the first six months of the year reached an estimated $426-430 billion, up 15.5-15.8 per cent on-year. Exports accounted for $215-217 billion of that total, marking an increase of 13.8-14 per cent, while the country maintained a trade surplus of $3.4-4 billion.
SMALL BANKS FORECAST TO LEAD GROWTH IN H2 2025
Small-sized banking is expected to see the strongest pre-tax profit growth rate in the banking industry in the second half of 2025 thanks to boosting real estate credit and accelerating bad debt handling, experts forecast. In a recent H2 2025 outlook report, analysts of the Vietcombank Securities Company (VCBS) forecast that the pre-tax profit growth of the entire banking industry in 2025 could reach 18 per cent.
QUẢNG NGÃI LEADS IN GRDP GROWTH IN FIRST HALF OF 2025
Quảng Ngãi Province achieved the highest gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth in Việt Nam in the first half of 2025, reaching a record 11.51 per cent. At current prices, the province’s GRDP was estimated at around VNĐ67.4 trillion (approximately US$2.6 billion). Industry and construction accounted for the largest share, followed by services and agriculture.
