Other Briefings
Each week we summarize the most recent, developing, and important Vietnam news into one easy to read digest. Here are the top recent Vietnam news summaries.
PCI and BPI 2025: Measuring Vietnam’s Business Environment and Private Sector Growth
Explore Vietnam’s private sector performance in 2025 with the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI 2025) and the Business Performance Index (BPI), highlighting governance reforms, innovation trends, and top-performing provinces.
Vietnam-Sweden Relations: Beyond EVFTA Toward Innovation and Green Growth
Explore Vietnam-Sweden thriving relations, including bilateral trade, investment, innovation partnerships, and green growth opportunities.
Vietnam Manufacturing Tracker: As of June 2026
The Vietnam Manufacturing Tracker provides the latest data, industrial production indicators, and export performance insights to help investors monitor Vietnam’s fast-evolving manufacturing landscape.
Thai Nguyen After Merger: Northern Vietnam’s Next Industrial Growth Hub
Thai Nguyen is a potential alternative for manufacturers, providing a viable option to the saturated industrial hubs in Northern Vietnam.
From Outsourcing to Ownership: Using the BOT Model to Build a Software Team in Vietnam
Explore Vietnam’s expanding software outsourcing market and how Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) models enable firms to establish scalable offshore centers.
Is Your Business on the List? Vietnam Speeds Up Tax Code Closures for Inactive Firms
Vietnam’s Tax Department has recently issued Decision 595/QD-CT to speed up the processing of inactive tax records and unresolved tax code closures.
Vietnam’s New Customs Penalty Decree: Key Compliance Changes for Importers and Exporters
Examine Vietnam’s new customs penalty regime, which will take effect on July 1, 2026, under Decree No. 169/2026/ND-CP, modernizing Vietnam’s customs enforcement framework.
US Section 301 Forced Labor Investigation: New Trade Compliance Risks for Vietnam Exporters
Learn which industries may be affected and how businesses should prepare following the US proposed new Section 301 tariffs on imports from Vietnam and other economies.
Vietnam’s Critical Minerals Industry: Government Prioritizes Rare Earth Processing
Vietnam is repositioning its critical minerals industry from a resource-based sector toward a higher-value manufacturing ecosystem centered on processing, refining, and advanced materials production.
Key Changes to Vietnam’s Complaint Resolution Regulations from July 2026
Vietnam’s Decree 155/2026 updates complaint resolution procedures, introduces digital complaint management, and strengthens official accountability.
