In terms of product type, latex rubber dominated exports to Malaysia, making up 76.5 per cent of the total rubber exports to this market in 2024.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính signed Directive No. 03/CT-TTg on February 4, 2025, highlighting key tasks for implementation after the 2025 Lunar New Year holiday. The directive includes a special emphasis on stabilising the gold market in Việt Nam.

At some large stores on Trần Nhân Tông and Cầu Giấy streets in Hà Nội, gold bars and gold rings are noticeably scarce.

Thanks to the positive results of leveraging tariff preferences from Free Trade Agreements, Việt Nam issued 1.8 million certificates of origin for US$100 billion worth of goods exported in 2024.

The Vietnamese government has extended and enhanced tax relief for 2025, offering reductions and deferrals to boost economic growth.

Trade relations between Việt Nam and India continue to flourish, with bilateral trade turnover reaching around US$15 billion in 2024.

SJC gold prices are quoted by major enterprises at VNĐ88 million per tael (US$3494.84) for sellers and VNĐ91 million per tael ($3613.98) for buyers.

More than 95 per cent of enterprises at industrial zones in the northern port city of Hải Phòng have resumed normal operations.

Nearly 1 million workers of more than 12,600 businesses with trade trade unions in HCM City have returned to work following the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday.

The used car market in 2025 is set to experience intensified competition, according to market experts.

Strategic investments and expansions are expected to further enhance the sector's performance.

Currently, larger pangasius weighing over 1.2kg, are selling at VNĐ32,440 (US$1.29) per kilogram, a record high not seen since 2022.

Many banks have implemented loan packages with preferential interest rates. Currently, the lowest short-term loan interest rate is from 4.5 per cent.

Market breadth was positive, with 251 gainers outnumbering 72 decliners. Trading liquidity increased to approximately VNĐ15.3 trillion (US$606.7 million), with nearly 660 million shares changing hands.

More than 87 per cent of Việt Nam’s adult population now hold payment accounts at banks while many credit institutions are processing more than 95 per cent of transactions through digital channels.

Việt Nam has six billionaires after chairman of Masan Group Nguyễn Đăng Quang rejoining the Forbes’ latest list of the world’s richest individuals.

Work on two major automobile manufacturing and assembly plants with Chinese investments will start in northern Thái Bình province in the first half of 2025.

The potential for transforming rubber land into industrial zones has emerged as a lucrative avenue for investment.

Trump's new trade policies could impact Việt Nam's economy, requiring careful monitoring and strategic adjustments.

For Việt Nam, this year could bring more difficulties than opportunities, as domestic businesses grapple with weak consumer purchasing power, declining business confidence and rising input costs.