Vietnam TECHFEST 2025: Advancing nationwide innovation ecosystem

Vietnam TECHFEST 2025: Advancing nationwide innovation ecosystem

The Management and Sustainable Development Institute (MSD), the lead organization of the Social Open Innovation Community, officially launched the SOAR Initiative (Social Open Innovation for All Resilience) on December 12, introducing a new framework for assessing social impact and advancing a responsible and collaborative open-innovation ecosystem in Vietnam.

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Over 300 enterprises gather at Vietnam - China trade and tourism fair in Quang Ninh

The 17th Vietnam - China International Trade and Tourism Fair 2025 opened in Mong Cai 1 ward, Quang Ninh province on December 11, as part of Vietnam’s National Trade Promotion Program 2025.

Petrol prices revised down in latest adjustment


Retail fuel prices were reduced from 15:00 on December 11 following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.
Resolution 57: Telecom providers accelerate 2G shutdown, Viettel hits early 5G milestone

Vietnamese telecom operators are fast-tracking plans to discontinue 2G services by September 2026, in line with a national frequency reorganization aimed at bolstering 4G and 5G networks and achieving full 5G coverage by 2030 under the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW.

Viettel exceeds target, installing 20,000 5G stations in 2025


PANO - The Military Industry-Telecoms Group (Viettel) has reached the milestone of installing 20,000 new 5G stations in 2025 with over three weeks ahead of the timeline committed to the Government.
Ho Chi Minh City courts Japanese investment with growth blueprint

The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC), together with the Japan Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH), hosted the 2025 Japan business roundtable in the city on December 12.

Lao group urged to deepen energy ties with Vietnam


Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has commended Phongsupthavy Group as one of Laos’ leading investors supplying electricity to Vietnam, noting its pledge to ramp up power exports and actively contribute to the implementation of energy cooperation agreements endorsed by senior leaders of the two Parties and States.
Vietnam’s economy maintains momentum despite dual shocks in first 11 months

Despite facing a dual shock, the combined impact of external headwinds and a historically severe spell of storms and flooding, Vietnam’s economy continued to strengthen in November and is positioned to accelerate towards its 2025 targets.

Vietnam’s semiconductor surge underscores mounting demand for skilled engineers


Vietnam currently has some 15,000 semiconductor specialists, well below the target of 50,000 by 2030, underscoring an increasingly acute shortage of qualified workers in the sector.
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