Commenting on Viet Nam’s FDI performance in 2025, Dr. Nguyen Quoc Viet, a public policy expert at the University of Economics under the Viet Nam National University, Hanoi, said that the strong growth in disbursed capital, particularly additional funding for ongoing projects, reflects sustained confidence among international investors.

In 2025, the trend of trade protectionism continues to increase globally, leading to a significant increase in the number of trade defense investigations against Vietnamese exports, with unprecedented complexity and increasingly diverse scopes of investigation.

The EU will issue guidelines on minimum prices for Chinese car exporters.

Beijing argues that unilateral sanctions and trade wars benefit no one and only increase international tensions.

Recent diplomatic and trade tensions are continuously raising concerns about disruptions to the global rare earth supply chain.

In 2024, Viet Nam-China trade exceeded 260 billion USD – a level rarely seen in China’s trade relations with foreign partners.

The Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) has just issued Official Letter No. 11/XNK-XXHH guiding the implementation of Circular No. 44/2025/TT-BCT dated July 7, 2025, of the Minister of Industry and Trade, stipulating the Rules of Origin for goods in the Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA), which takes effect from August 22, 2025.

China on Wednesday reported a record trade surplus of nearly $1.2 trillion in 2025, led by booming exports to non-U.S. markets as producers ​looked to build global scale to fend off sustained pressure from the Trump administration.

Transparency of origin is emerging as a key requirement for the leather and footwear sector to maintain access to demanding markets and expand export momentum, as many importing countries tighten rules on origin, sustainability and supply-chain transparency.

On January 13th, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that, according to data from the Viet Nam Customs Department, total bilateral trade between Viet Nam and India reached a record high of US$16.46 billion in 2025, an increase of 10.5% compared to 2024.