ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL NEWS

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) serves not only as a vast consumer market for Vietnamese goods, but also as a strategic platform for domestic enterprises to diversify their supply chains amidst shifting global trade dynamics.

Enterprises are strictly prohibited from eliminating or reducing allowances and compensation for overtime work, night shifts, in-kind allowances, and other entitlements established under labor legislation.

Across all trading partners in the first eight months of 2026, Vietnam exported $101.06 billion in computers, electronic products, and components against $161.63 billion in imports, generating a sector-wide trade deficit of around $60.57 billion.

On tariffs, European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members have offered immediate liberalisation of more than 90% of tariff lines, representing 99.5% of Vietnam’s exports to the bloc.

The move aims to eradicate illicit dumping of industrial solid waste or scrap into the environment, while maximizing sorting and recycling potential to feed recovered waste and scrap back into manufacturing supply chains as raw materials.

The US remains Vietnam’s largest export market, accounting for roughly 28% to 30% of total export turnover. Bilateral trade surged from $450 million in 1995 to $209.5 billion in 2025, an approximate 465-fold increase over three decades.

In the remaining months of 2026 and throughout 2027, the government remains steadfast in its goal of achieving double-digit growth, maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, and reaching the highest possible targets...

Decree No. 358/2026/ND-CP has significantly expanded the operational scope and debt resolution tools available to the Vietnam Debt and Asset Trading Corporation (DATC), ranging from debt trading and asset resolution to debt-to-equity conversion, corporate restructuring, and support for business recovery. A new legal framework is being established, but for these mechanisms to be effectively translated into debt-resolution capacity for the economy, the next challenge is to provide DATC with sufficiently strong financial resources commensurate with the increasingly large scale of the debt market.

The Ministry of Finance has requested ministries, central-level agencies, and localities to register monthly disbursement plans in line with project implementation progress and actual disbursement capacity, while ensuring that data updated on the relevant systems is complete, accurate, consistent, and submitted on time.

Rather than simply “choosing land and incentives,” FDI investors are increasingly selecting investment destinations based on the capabilities of the entire ecosystem. Synchronized infrastructure and support services not only create an advantage in attracting investment capital but also help shorten project implementation timelines, retain investors, and encourage them to expand their investments.

Vietnam needs to properly identify the materials for which it must proactively conduct research, manufacture, stockpile and control the supply chain, while also determining which stages can be pursued through international cooperation on the basis of safeguarding national interests.

Artificial intelligence (AI) can solve mathematical problems, write code and process enormous volumes of data. However, selecting the right model, validating results and taking responsibility for decisions still require human judgment. This shift is placing new demands on Economics and Mathematics education, linking mathematical foundations with data, technology and real-world financial applications.