VIỆT NAM’S MOTORCYCLE PRODUCTION SURGES IN APRIL
The motorcycle manufacturing sector saw a significant uptick in April, with monthly production reaching its highest level so far in 2025. According to the General Statistics Office, domestic manufacturers produced an estimated 286,100 new motorcycles in April, a 21.6 per cent increase from March and a 10.4 per cent rise compared to April 2024.
VIỆT NAM PROMOTES HUMAN RESOURCES AND R&D INVESTMENT
Việt Nam needs investment in research and development (R&D) and a high-quality workforce on the journey of technological development and increasing competitiveness. Việt Nam ranks 44th among the 133 economies featured in the Global Innovation Index 2024, published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), an encouraging two-place rise from the previous year.
FDI INFLOWS IN FIRST FOUR MONTHS SOAR NEARLY 40 PER CENT
In the first four months of 2025, 1,204 new projects were granted investment registration certificates, with total registered capital of $5.59 billion, up 14.1 per cent in the number of projects but down 23.8 per cent on-year in terms of capital. The adjusted capital for 540 ongoing projects hit over $6.4 billion, up almost 44.4 per cent on-year in number, and 3.9-fold in capital.
FOREIGN INVESTORS REINFORCE LARGE-SCALE INVESTMENTS IN VIETNAM
Foreign investors are reinforcing their investments in both industrial infrastructure and large-scale projects, showing that Vietnam remains an attractive destination. In late April, Thanh Hoa People's Committee gave in-principle approval for the $115.8 million Thang Long Thanh Hoa Industrial Park (IP) for Sumitomo Corporation.
VIETNAM POISED TO LEAD IN CIRCULAR TEXTILES WITH SYRE
On April 25, Syre signed an MoU with the south-central province of Binh Dinh, which lays the groundwork for establishing Syre’s first giga-scale recycling plant in the province. This follows Syre’s $100 million Series A funding round in 2024, during which Vietnam was shortlisted for its strategic position within the textile supply chain, a vibrant industry history, and access to know-how.
INDUSTRY AND TRADE SECTOR PROMOTING GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY
Not only obtaining high growth and impressive trade surplus and asserting its leading position in economic development, the industry and trade sector of Hai Phong City has also made breakthroughs with solutions on digital transformation, green transformation and circular economy in recent years, thus gradually helping concretize the city’s comprehensive development goals based on a green and sustainable economy.
AGRO-FORESTRY-FISHERY TRADE SURPLUS $5.2 BILLION IN FOUR MONTHS
The agricultural, forestry and fisheries sector posted a US$ 5.18 billion trade surplus in the first four months of 2025, a year‑on‑year drop of 4.1 per cent, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MoAE) announced on Monday. Exports reached $21.15 billion while imports stood at $15.97 billion during the period, reported Trần Gia Long, deputy director of the ministry’s Planning and Finance Department.
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