From January 1, 2026, China will temporarily reduce import tariffs on 935 items to expand supply, promote technology, and foster green development.

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy and China's overproduction are having serious repercussions on global trade, with Chinese products shut out of the American market instead flooding Europe and Southeast Asia at bargain prices.

From fierce trade wars to technological and AI dialogues, the US-China trade relationship in 2025 offers many key lessons, shaping prospects for cooperation and competition in 2026.

It is moving towards trade deals with richer nations so Indian companies can find their niche in global supply chains.

Viet Nam is rapidly establishing itself as a key economic hub in Southeast Asia, delivering some of ASEAN’s strongest GDP growth as the government pushes industrial reforms, accelerates infrastructure development, and steers the economy towards a greener growth model.

Singapore has also ridden the tech wave, with non-oil domestic exports rising by 11.6% year on year in November.

In 2025, Viet Nam aims for GDP growth exceeding 8%. Based on socio-economic statistics for the first 11 months of 2025, economic experts believe that achieving an 8% GDP growth target in 2025 is entirely feasible.

Difficulty in accessing housing is becoming a major economic, social, and political problem in Europe.

Tra fish output in 2025 is estimated at around 1.67 million tonnes. To date, the sector has contributed approximately 2.1 billion USD to Vietnam’s total agro-forestry-fisheries export earnings.

Viet Nam’s e-commerce market is projected to reach approximately US$31 billion in 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of 25.5 per cent and accounting for 10 per cent of the country’s total retail sales of goods and services.