Korean investors remain highly optimistic about Viet Nam’s economic trajectory, expressing confidence in the country’s prospects for double-digit GDP growth in 2026 and throughout the 2026–2030 period.

In 2025, the momentum accelerated further: disbursed FDI capital climbed to US$27.62 billion, the highest level in five years, while total registered capital exceeded $38 billion. Yet numbers alone do not define success. The strategic question confronting Việt Nam today is not how much FDI it can attract, but how effectively it can shape, filter and leverage that investment to serve long-term national interests.

The sector aims to maintain steady output growth while shifting its focus to higher value-added production, improved product and service quality, and stronger brand positioning for Vietnamese textiles and garments in global markets.

On the afternoon of March 3rd, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that on March 2nd, at the Ministry's headquarters, Acting Minister Le Manh Hung held a working meeting with the Chairman of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), Bakytzhan Sagintayev, on the occasion of the Chairman's visit to Viet Nam.

Washington’s move to ease export controls could transform Viet Nam from a chip assembly hub into a manufacturing partner and a strategic alternative to China, Rest of World reported.

In 2025, Viet Nam’s exports to Pakistan totaled US$622 million, up 19% year-on-year. In December 2025 alone, export turnover exceeded US$48 million, an increase of 5.8% from the previous month.

Bringing in 1 billion USD in just the first 8 weeks of the year - a new "record" for Viet Nam's fruit and vegetable exports in 2026.

The Trump administration warned that the refund of tariffs would "take time," as the Justice Department formally requested a court-ordered delay of up to four months.

The EU has demanded that the United States stick to the terms of a trade deal they agreed last year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's global tariffs and he responded with a new, across-the-board "import surcharge".

The US government faces a February 27 deadline to respond to the Supreme Court ruling on tariff refunds, amid a wave of more than 2,000 lawsuits seeking up to $175 billion.